SOLUTION: A tourist boat makes trips both upriver and down river from its mooring. The downriver trip is 36 km each way and takes 8 hours for the trip. The upriver destination is 60 km away
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Question 786900: A tourist boat makes trips both upriver and down river from its mooring. The downriver trip is 36 km each way and takes 8 hours for the trip. The upriver destination is 60 km away and takes 10 hours to get there. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the river.
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