A kayaker paddled 5 km upstream against the current then turned around andtravelled 8 km downstream with the current. If the speed of the current was 1 km/hrand the upstream trip took 60 minutes longer, what was the speed of the kayakerwithout the speed of the current?

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A kayaker paddled 5 km upstream against the current then turned around and travelled 8 km downstream with the current. If the speed of the current was 1 km/hm and the upstream trip took 60 minutes longer, what was the speed of the kayaker without the speed of the current?