SOLUTION: It took 3 hours to row a boat 18 km against the current. The return trip with the current took 1.5 hrs. Find the speed of the rowboat in still water.

Question 828814: It took 3 hours to row a boat 18 km against the current. The return trip with the current took 1.5 hrs. Find the speed of the rowboat in still water.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It took 3 hours to row a boat 18 km against the current. The return trip with the current took 1.5 hrs. Find the speed of the rowboat in still water.
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Find the speeds up and downstream.
It's the average of them.

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