Find the speeds of the two ships

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Marine Travel. Two ships make the same voyage of 3000 nautical miles. The faster ship travels 10 knots faster than the slower one (a knot is 1 nautical mile per hour). The faster ship makes the voyage in 50 hr. less time than the slower one. Find the speeds of the two ships.

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