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You must first plan out your means of travel to Pirate’s Island. You will be travelling by boat through a secret underwater tunnel. The distance to the island is 180 km. When travelling downstream the trip takes 2 hours but the return trip upstream takes 3 hours. Determine the speed of your boat and the speed of the current to one decimal place.
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