One day last summer, Jim went kayaking on the Little Susitna River in Alaska. Paddling upstream against the current, he traveled 45 miles in 5 hours. Then he turned around and paddled twice as fast downstream and, with the help of the current, traveled 27 miles in 1 hour. Find the rate of the current. 

A. 3 mph
B. 27 mph
C. 12 mph
D. 15 mph
E. 9 mph


Answer: A

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