SOLUTION: The boat takes 30 minutes to get 10 miles downstream and one hour to get back.find the speed of the boat and the current

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Question 1065619: The boat takes 30 minutes to get 10 miles downstream and one hour to get back.find the speed of the boat and the current
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
              SPEED       TIME      DISTANCE
DOWN          r+c         0.5        10
UP            r-c         1.0        10





Solve this for r and c.
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