What was the speed on each part of the trip

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during the first part of a trip a canoeist travels 73 miles at a certain speed. The canoeist travels 18 miles on the second part of the trip at 5 mph slower. The total time for the trip is 5 hrs. What was the speed on each part of the trip?

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