How fast will his fishing boat go

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A fisherman travels downstream at full speed to his favorite fishing spot. The stream is running at a rate of 5 miles per hour, and he takes an hour to get to the fishing hole. He catches 5 fish and calls it a day. He takes twice as long at full speed to get back to the dock going against the current. How fast will his fishing boat go?

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