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Quadratic equations word problems (intermediate)

Problem

Paritosh took a trip on a boat that took him 10 hours. He travelled 30, start text, k, m, end text upstream and 44, start text, k, m, end text downstream to reach his destination.
The constant speed of the stream is 3, start fraction, start text, k, m, end text, divided by, start text, h, r, end text, end fraction.
Let b, start fraction, start text, k, m, end text, divided by, start text, h, r, end text, end fraction be the constant speed of the boat in still water.
Write an equation in b.
Note: You don’t need to input the equation in quadratic form.
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