3. EE Board April 1997 A boat man rows to a place 48 miles distant and back in 14 hours but find that he can row 4 miles with the stream in the same time as 3 miles against the stream. Find the rate of the stream. A. 1.5 mph B. 1.0 mph C. 0.8 mph D. 0.6 mph
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