SOLUTION: A rowing team rowed 60 miles while going with the current in the same amount of time as it took to row 30 miles going against the current. The rate of the current was 3 miles per

Question 969854: A rowing team rowed
60 miles while going with the current in the same amount of time as it took to row 30 miles going against the current. The rate of the current was 3 miles per hour. Find the rate of the rowing team in still water.
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A rowing team rowed 60 miles while going with the current in the same amount of time as it took to row 30 miles going against the current. The rate of the current was 3 miles per hour. Find the rate of the rowing team in still water.
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let x=rate of the rowing team in still water
x+3=rate of the rowing team going with the current
x-3=rate of the rowing team going against the currrent
travel time=distance/speed (equal for downstream and upstream)
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30(x+3)=60(x-3)
30x+90=60x-180
30x=270
x=9
rate of the rowing team in still water= 9 mph
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