SOLUTION: a boat travelled downstream a distance of 95 miles then comes right back. the speed of the current was 8mph and the total trip took 6 hours and 20 minutes. find the average speed o
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Question 834232: a boat travelled downstream a distance of 95 miles then comes right back. the speed of the current was 8mph and the total trip took 6 hours and 20 minutes. find the average speed of the boat relative to the water. I have tried d=r/t then used the quadratic formula but I keep on receiving 8 I know the answer is 32 but I don't know how the computer received this answer. please help
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d for distance
t for time
r for rate or speed
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