SOLUTION: ray packerd starts out on a boating trip at 8am. rays boat can go 20 mph in still water. how far downstream can ray go if the current is 5 mph and he wishes to go down and back in

Question 954431: ray packerd starts out on a boating trip at 8am. rays boat can go 20 mph in still water. how far downstream can ray go if the current is 5 mph and he wishes to go down and back in 4 hours?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d=distance

= ANSWER: Ray could go 37.5 miles.
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