SOLUTION: A cabin cruiser traveling with the current went 45 mi in 3 h. Against the current, it took 5 h to travel the same distance. Find the rate of the cabin cruiser in calm water and the

Question 508305: A cabin cruiser traveling with the current went 45 mi in 3 h. Against the current, it took 5 h to travel the same distance. Find the rate of the cabin cruiser in calm water and the rate of the current
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's similar to this one:
------------------
Flying with the wind, an airplane can travel 1500 km. in 2.5 hours, but flying against the wind, the airplane requires 0.5 hour more to make the return trip. find the speed of the airplane in still air and the speed of the wind.
------------
1500/2.5 = 600 km/hr
1500/3 = 500 km/hr
-----------------
The plane's airspeed is the avg, = 550 km/hr
The wind speed is the difference = 50 km/hr

RELATED QUESTIONS
a cabin cruiser traveling with the current went 120 km in 3 h. Against the current it... (answered by stanbon)

A cabin cruiser traveling with the current went 0 mi in 0 h. Against the current, it took (answered by Alan3354)

A motorboat traveling with the current went 75 mi in 3 h. Against the current, it took 5... (answered by ikleyn)

A motorboat traveling with the current went 105 mi in 5 h. Traveling against the... (answered by josgarithmetic)

A motorboat traveling with the current went 48 mi in 2 h. Traveling against the current,... (answered by mananth)

A motorboat traveling with the current went 6 mi in 1 h. Against the current, it took 3 h (answered by checkley79)

A motor boat traveling with the current went 12 mi in 1 h. Against the current, it took 2 (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

A motorboat traveling with the current went 60 mi in 3 h. Against the current, it took 5... (answered by scott8148)

a cabin is traveling with the current went 48 miles in 2 hours. against the current, it... (answered by mananth)