SOLUTION: hi i really need help on this problem from my homework Going upstream, a rowboat travels at 11km/hr. Going down stream the same rowboat tarvels at 25km/hr. Find the rate of the c

Question 134828: hi
i really need help on this problem from my homework
Going upstream, a rowboat travels at 11km/hr. Going down stream the same rowboat tarvels at 25km/hr. Find the rate of the current and the rate of the rowing in still water.
thanks a bunch
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate of boat in still water =
Rate of stream =

(1)
(2)
Substitute (1) in (2)

(1)

The rate of the stream is 7 km/hr and the rate of the boat
in still water is 18 km/hr
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