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In still water, boat ‘X’ is three times as fast as boat ‘Y’. Boats ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are 240 km apart in a stream and are moving towards each other. They meet after 4 hours. What is the speed of boat ‘Y’ in still water, assuming they started at the same time?
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