SOLUTION: A river boat tour begins by going 60 miles upstream against a 5 mph current. Then the boat turns around and returns with the current. What still-water speed should the captain use
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: A river boat tour begins by going 60 miles upstream against a 5 mph current. Then the boat turns around and returns with the current. What still-water speed should the captain use to complete the tour in 5 hours?
This question is from textbook Beginning and Intermediate Algebra
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A river boat tour begins by going 60 miles upstream against a 5 mph current. Then the boat turns around and returns with the current. What still-water speed should the captain use to complete the tour in 5 hours?
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Dear Student, I think I interpreted this problem wrong. It seems they want to
know the speed required to return to the beginning (60 mi) in 5 hrs
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Let s = still water speed
then
(s+5) = speed downstream
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Write a time equation: Time = Distance/speed
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Time down stream = 5 h
= 5
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Multiply equation by (s+5) to get rid of the denominators, results:
60 = 5(s+5)
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60 = 5s + 25
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5s = 60 - 25
5s = 35
s = 35/5
s = 7 mph still water speed to return in 5 hours
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Check by finding the distance going (7+5) mph for 5 hrs
12*5 = 80; confirms our solution
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I truly regret giving you wrong information. Ankor
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