SOLUTION: The current in a river moves at 2mph. A boat travels 15 mph upstream and back in 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

Question 1185561: The current in a river moves at 2mph. A boat travels 15 mph upstream and back in 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The current in a river moves at 2mph. A boat travels 15 mph upstream and back in 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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15 mph.
As stated.
Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In your post, you mixed   (in the bad sense of this word)   two different notions/conceptions:

            the distance, from one side, and the rate, from another side.

Be more accurate next time and do not post nonsense to this forum.

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