SOLUTION: Going against the current, a boat makes a 150 mile trip in 2.5 hours. On the way back, the boat goes with the current and the trip only takes 1.5 hours. Find the speed of the boa

Question 795253: Going against the current, a boat makes a 150 mile trip in 2.5 hours. On the way back, the boat goes with the current and the trip only takes 1.5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in miles per hour.
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Going against the current, a boat makes a 150 mile trip in 2.5 hours. On the way back, the boat goes with the current and the trip only takes 1.5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in miles per hour.
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d = r*t
r = d/t
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Find the 2 speeds (r). The boat's speed is the average.

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