SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. A boat can travel 60 km downstream in 3 hours and 30 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the current and the speed of the boat in sti

Question 1193496: Please help me solve this problem.
A boat can travel 60 km downstream in 3 hours and 30 km upstream in 2 hours. What is the speed of the current and the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

                  SPEEDS       TIMES        DISTANCES
DOWNSTR           r+c            3            60
UPSTREAM          r-c            2            30

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