SOLUTION: Don williams uses his small motorboat to go 5 miles upstream to his favorite fishing spot. Against the current, the trip takes 5/12 hour. With the current the trip takes 1/4 hour.
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: Don williams uses his small motorboat to go 5 miles upstream to his favorite fishing spot. Against the current, the trip takes 5/12 hour. With the current the trip takes 1/4 hour. How fast can the boat travel in still water? What is the speed of the current?
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Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/X=5/12
5X=60
X=60/5
X=12 MPH GOING UP STREAM.
5/Y=1/4
Y=20 MPH GOING DOWN STREAM.
(20-12)/2=8/2=4 MPH IN THE SPEED OF THE CURRENT.
20-4=16 MPH IS THE SPEED OF THE BOAT IN STILL WATER
12=4=16 DITTO.
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