SOLUTION: the number of hours a boat will take to travel 10km upstream if the rate of the boat in still water is x kph and the current is 2.5 kph

Question 113818: the number of hours a boat will take to travel 10km upstream if the rate of the boat in still water is x kph and the current is 2.5 kph

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the number of hours a boat will take to travel 10km upstream if the rate of the boat in still water is x kph and the current is 2.5 kph
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Upstream DATA:
Rate = (x+2.5)kph ; distance = 10 km
EQUATION:
Time = d/r = 10/(x+2.5) hrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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