Determine the boats speed in still water

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03.3 A boat is heading upstream when a float is dropped overboard and carried downstream. After 1 hour, when the boat has traveled to a point 2.0 km farther upstream, it turned around and caught up with the float 8.0 km downstream from the turnaround point. If the boat is traveling with constant speed throughout the journey,

(a) How fast is the river flowing?

(b) What is the boat's speed in still water?

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