The following questions (1-10) are based on the Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Maps (Cairo to the Gulf) and the Light List. AHP = Above Head of Passes LMR = Lower Mississippi River UMR = Upper Mississippi River OHR = Ohio River ACOE = Army Corps of Engineers AT 1835, on 10 August, you are downbound on the Upper Mississippi River at St. Louis, MO (mile 184.0 UMR), with a mixed tow of 6 loaded, covered hopper barges, 2 loaded tank barges, and 2 empty hopper barges. You have orders to drop off the empties at the fleeting area in Cairo and add five loaded barges to your tow. If you are turning for 8 mph and estimate the current at 0.5 mph, what is your ETA at Cairo?
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