A boat travels from point A to point B on a river moving downstream in a time of 2 hours. A raft covers the same distance in 8 hours. How long would it take the boat to go upstream from B to A?
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Let the speed of the boat in still water be $b$ and the speed of the river current be $r$. Show more…
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