SOLUTION: A motorboat travels 340 KM in 5 hours going upstream and 708 KM in 6 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?
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Question 272444: A motorboat travels 340 KM in 5 hours going upstream and 708 KM in 6 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b - c = 340 / 5 = 68
b + c = 708 / 6 = 118
adding equations ___ 2b = 186 ___ b = 93
substituting ___ 93 + c = 118 ___ c = 25
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