SOLUTION: The steamboat traveled down the Ohio River at 22 mph and upstream at 14 mph. What was the steamboat's upstream travel time if it was 4 hours more than the time required to travel

Question 1208884: The steamboat traveled down the Ohio River at 22 mph and upstream at 14 mph. What was the steamboat's upstream travel time if it was 4 hours more than the time required to travel the same distance downstream?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call the distance in miles traveled one way .
The time in hours to travel downstream is .
The time in hours to travel upstream is .
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The upstream travel time was
The downstream travel time was
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