SOLUTION: A motorboat takes 4 hours to travel 192 km going upstream. The return trip takes 3 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the

Question 747620: A motorboat takes 4 hours to travel 192 km going upstream. The return trip takes 3 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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A motorboat takes 4 hours to travel 192 km going upstream. The return trip takes 3 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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Find the 2 speeds going and returning.
The boat's speed is the average of the 2 speeds.
The current is the difference between boat speed and ground speed.

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