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title: "A boat can row across a still \\( 1 \\, \\text{km} \\) wide river at a maximum speed of \\( 5 \\, \\text{km/hr} \\). If a current of \\( 4 \\, \\text{km/hr} \\) flows east as you try to directly cross the river, how long would it take?"
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# A boat can row across a still \( 1 \, \text{km} \) wide river at a maximum speed of \( 5 \, \text{km/hr} \). If a current of \( 4 \, \text{km/hr} \) flows east as you try to directly cross the river, how long would it take?

A boat can row across a still \( 1 \, \text{km} \) wide river at a maximum speed of \( 5 \, \text{km/hr} \). If a current of \( 4 \, \text{km/hr} \) flows east as you try to directly cross the river, how long would it take?

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