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A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hrs. If the speed of the boat in still water is 9 km/hr and the speed of the current is 3 km/hr, the distance between A and B is:

A

4 km

B

6 km

C

8 km

D

12 km

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