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Water flows in a river with a speed of 3 ft/s. The river is a clean, straight, natural c...

Water flows in a river with a speed of 3 ft/s. The river is a clean, straight, natural channel, 400 ft wide with a nearly uniform 3-ft depth. Is the slope of this river greater than or less than the average slope of the Mississippi River, which drops a distance of 1475 ft in its 2552-mi length? Support your answer with appropriate calculations.

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