SOLUTION: A tugboat goes 120 miles upstream in 15 hours. The return trip down stream takes 10 hours. Find the speed of the tugboat without a current and the speed of the current.

Question 625014: A tugboat goes 120 miles upstream in 15 hours. The return trip down stream takes 10 hours. Find the speed of the tugboat without a current and the speed of the current.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A tugboat goes 120 miles upstream in 15 hours. The return trip down stream takes 10 hours. Find the speed of the tugboat without a current and the speed of the current.
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The boat's speed is the average of the upstream and d/stream speeds.
The current is the difference between the boat's speed and the up or d/stream speed.

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