SOLUTION: A boat travels 50 km/hr downstream and took 5 hours to go back upstream. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Question 1161727: A boat travels 50 km/hr downstream and took 5 hours to go back upstream. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is a CORRUPTED condition.
You missed VITALLY IMPORTANT part of it.
Without this missed part, the problem CAN NOT be solved.
Also, a boat traveling at 50 km/h in eater is something not very realistic . . .
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A boat travels 50 km/hr downstream and took 5 hours to go back upstream. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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