A boat goes 35 km upstream and 42 km downstream in 11 hours. In 14 hours, it can go 43 km upstream and 59 km down-stream. To determine the speed of the stream and that of the boat in still water , express the information in the form of equations of the type ax + by + c = 0

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The correct option is D

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