A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream from C to D, as to return, If the rate of the river's current is 8 kph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

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A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream from C to D, as to return, If the rate of the river's current is 8 kph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
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