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If the speed of stream is 3 km/h, a boat takes 9 hours to travel 112 km downstream and 110 km upstream. What is the speed (in km/h) of the boat in still water?
Multiply both sides by (x + 3)(x − 3): 
Solve using quadratic formula: 
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