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"The boat's downstream and upstream speeds are 18 km/hour and 12 km/hour, respectively. A boatman takes 16 hours to cover (p +
q) km upstream when the stream's speed is doubled. What is the average of p and q?"

A 72 km

B 52 km

C 65 km

D 44 km

E None of these

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