SOLUTION: a boat takes 3 hours to go 24 miles downstream, and 12 hours for the return trip. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current

Question 630328: a boat takes 3 hours to go 24 miles downstream, and 12 hours for the return trip. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current
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a boat takes 3 hours to go 24 miles downstream, and 12 hours for the return trip. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current
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Find the speeds up and downstream.
The boat's speed is the average.
The current is the difference between the boat's speed and one of the others.
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