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The boat's downstream and upstream speeds are 24 km/hr and 16 km/hr respectively. If the time taken to cover a distance of (x +
y) km upstream with stream speed increased to double its normal value is 12 hours, what is the average of x and y?

A 72 km

B 60 km

C 93 km

D 85 km

E None of these

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