SOLUTION: The speed of a boat in still water is S ft/sec. The current is moving at a rate of C ft/sec. Write an expression to represent the boat�s speed going upstream.

SOLUTION: The speed of a boat in still water is S ft/sec. The current is moving at a rate of C ft/sec. Write an expression to represent the boat�s speed going upstream.

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Question 348523: The speed of a boat in still water is S ft/sec. The current is moving at a rate of C ft/sec. Write an expression to represent the boat�s speed going upstream.

Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
still water S ft/sec
current = cft/sec
speed upstream = (S-c) ft/sec
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