SOLUTION: motorboat traveling with the current can go 24 miles in 2 hours. Against the same current it takes 3 hours to go the same distance. find the rate of the boat in calm water and th
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Question 194687: motorboat traveling with the current can go 24 miles in 2 hours. Against the same current it takes 3 hours to go the same distance. find the rate of the boat in calm water and the rate of the current.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
24/2=12 mph with the current.
24/3=8 mph against the current.
(12-8)/2=4/2=2 mph is the rate of the current.
12-2=10 mph is the rate of the boat in calm water.
8+2=10 mph ditto.
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