SOLUTION: The current of a river is 3miles per hour. A boat travels to a point 36 miles upstream and back in 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

Question 1156498: The current of a river is 3miles per hour. A boat travels to a point 36 miles upstream and back in 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Time upstream,

Time back, downstream,

Total time 5 hours, ; solve this.

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