SOLUTION: a boat can travel 9 miles up a river in the same amount of time it takes to travel 11 miles down the same river. if the current is 2 miles per hour, what is the speed of the boat i
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Question 117497: a boat can travel 9 miles up a river in the same amount of time it takes to travel 11 miles down the same river. if the current is 2 miles per hour, what is the speed of the boat in still water ?
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a boat can travel 9 miles up a river in the same amount of time it takes to travel 11 miles down the same river. if the current is 2 miles per hour, what is the speed of the boat in still water ?
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Let s = speed in still water
then
(x+2) = speed downstream
and
(x-2) = speed upstream
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The times for the two trip are give as equal, write time equaion:
Time = Dist/speed:
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Upriver time = downriver time
=
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Cross multiply
11(s-2) = 9(s+2)
11s - 22 = 9s + 18
11s - 9s = 18 + 22
2s = 40
s = 40/2
s = 20 mph speed in still water
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Check solution to confirm that the times are equal
11/22 = .5
9/18 = .5
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