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One Day Last Summer, Jim Went Kayaking on the Little

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One day last summer, Jim went kayaking on the Little Susitna River in Alaska. Paddling upstream against the current, he traveled 24 miles in 3 hours. Then he turned around and paddled twice as fast downstream and, with the help of the current, traveled 25 miles in 1 hour. Find the rate of the current.


A) 14 mph
B) 8 mph
C) 11 mph
D) 3 mph

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