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Two boats go downstream from point X to point Y. The faster boat covers the distance from X to Y 1.5 times as fast

Two boats go downstream from point X to point Y. The faster boat covers the distance from X to Y 1.5 times as fast as the slower boat. It is known that for every hour the slower boat lags behind the faster boat by 8 km. However if they go upstream then the faster boat covers the distance from Y to X in half the time as the slower boat. Find the speed of the slower boat in still water? 1) 8 km/h 2) 10 km/h 3) 14 km/h 4) 12 km/h 5) None of these

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