SOLUTION: In two hours a boat is rowed downstream 4 miles and back again. If the speed of the stream is 1.5 kts what is that of the boat?

Question 269014: In two hours a boat is rowed downstream 4 miles and back again. If the speed of the stream is 1.5 kts what is that of the boat?
Found 2 solutions by scott8148, Alan3354:
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[4 / (b + 1.5)] + [4 / (b - 1.5)] = 2

4b - 6 + 4b + 6 = 2 (b^2 - 2.25)

0 = b^2 - 4b - 2.25

use quadratic formula to find b

miles and kts are NOT in the same units
___ this solution does not contain a correction for the difference
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
miles and kts are NOT in the same units
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miles is distance, knots is speed.

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