SOLUTION: A motorboat traveling a distance of 150 miles in 3 hours while traveling with the current. Against the current, the same trip took 5 hours. Find the rate of the boat in calm water
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Question 1130780: A motorboat traveling a distance of 150 miles in 3 hours while traveling with the current. Against the current, the same trip took 5 hours. Find the rate of the boat in calm water and the rate of the current.
rate of boat mph
rate of current mph
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Boat speed without current, 40 mph
Speed of current, 10 mph
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