SOLUTION: A boat travels 48 miles upstream in 6 hours. Going down stream it can travel 72 miles in the same amount of tume. Find the speed of the current and speed of the boat in still wate
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Question 993214: A boat travels 48 miles upstream in 6 hours. Going down stream it can travel 72 miles in the same amount of tume. Find the speed of the current and speed of the boat in still water
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A boat travels 48 miles upstream in 6 hours. Going down stream it can travel 72 miles in the same amount of tume. Find the speed of the current and speed of the boat in still water
let x=speed of boat in still water
let c=speed of current
(x+c)=speed of boat downstream
(x-c)=speed of boat upstream
travel time*speed=distance
6*(x+c)=72
6*(x-c)=48
6x+6c=72
6x-6c=48
12x=120
x=10
6c=72-60
6c=12
c=2
speed of boat in still water=10 mph
let c=speed of current=2 mph
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