SOLUTION: If a boat that travels 23 miles per hour in still water is traveling with a current that has a rate of 2 miles per hour, how far will the boat travel in 3 hours?

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Question 987156: If a boat that travels 23 miles per hour in still water is traveling with a current that has a rate of 2 miles per hour, how far will the boat travel in 3 hours?
Answer by ikleyn(52814)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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3*(23+2) = 3*25 = 75 miles.


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