Justin's boat travels 60 kmdownstream in 3 hours and it travels 40 kmupstream in 4 hours. Find the speed of the boatin still water and the speed of the stream'scurrent.Boat Speed:Current Speed:km/hkm/h

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Justin's boat travels 60 km downstream in 3 hours and it travels 40 km upstream in 4 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream's current. Boat Speed: Current Speed: km/h km/h