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A boat traveled downstream a distance of 104 mi and then came right back. If the speed of the current was 7 mph and the total trip took 4

hours and 20 minutes, find the average speed of the boat relative to the water.

The boat had an average speed of ______mph relative to the water.



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Let's denote the speed of the boat relative to the water as "b" (in mph).When the boat traveled downstream, its speed relative to the water was increa
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