SOLUTION: Jamal,in his motorboat, took 3 hours to make a downstream trip with a current of 6kph. The return trip upstream took 5hrs. What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the
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Question 1079719: Jamal,in his motorboat, took 3 hours to make a downstream trip with a current of 6kph. The return trip upstream took 5hrs. What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the distance travelled?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Boat speed in still water, 24 kph
Distance one-way, 90 kilometers
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