A rower travels 12 miles downstream in a river in 6 hours less time than it takes to travel the same distance upstream. If the rower doubles their usu...

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A rower travels 12 miles downstream in a river in 6 hours less time than it takes to travel the same distance upstream. If the rower doubles their usual rowing speed for the entire 24-mile round trip, the downstream portion would take only 1 hour less than the upstream portion. What is the speed of the river's current in miles per hour?

Options

A.

4/3

B.

5/3

C.

7/3

D.

8/3

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