SOLUTION: In his motorboat, Bill Ruhberg travels upstream at top speed to his favorite fishing spot, a distance of 36 mi in 2 hours. Returning, he finds that the trip downstream, still at to
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Question 347739: In his motorboat, Bill Ruhberg travels upstream at top speed to his favorite fishing spot, a distance of 36 mi in 2 hours. Returning, he finds that the trip downstream, still at top speed, takes only 1.5 hours. Find the speed of Bill's boat and the speed of the current. Let x = the speed of the boat and y= the speed of the current.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x - y = 36/2
x + y = 36/1.5
add the equations to find x (by eliminating y) , then substitute the value of x to find the value of y
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