SOLUTION: A river has a current of 2 miles per hour. Billy travels in a canoe 24 miles downstream in the same time it takes to go 16 miles upstream. Find the speed of the boat in still wat
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Question 45817: A river has a current of 2 miles per hour. Billy travels in a canoe 24 miles downstream in the same time it takes to go 16 miles upstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
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Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
24/(X+2)=16/(X-2) OR 24(X-2)=16(X+2) OR 24X-48=16X+32 OR 8X=80 OR X=10 MPH IS THE SPEED OF THE BOAT IN STILL WATER.
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