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Quadratic equations word problems (intermediate)

Problem

Paritosh took a trip on a boat that took him 10 hours. He travelled 30km upstream and 44km downstream to reach his destination.
The constant speed of the stream is 3kmhr.
Let bkmhr 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.