SOLUTION: A boats crew rowed 10.5 miles downstream, with the current, 1.5 hours. The return trip upstream, against the current, covered the same distance but took 3.5 hours. Find the crews r
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Question 469621: A boats crew rowed 10.5 miles downstream, with the current, 1.5 hours. The return trip upstream, against the current, covered the same distance but took 3.5 hours. Find the crews rowing rate in still water and the rate of the current.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10.5/1.5=7 mph
10.5/3.5=3 mph
3+7/2=5 mph of the boat in still water
7-5=5-2=2 mph as the speed of the current..
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