SOLUTION: A motorboat heads upstream on a river that has a current of 2.5 miles per hour. The trip upstream takes 4.5 hours and the return trip takes 2 hours. What is the speed of the motorb
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Question 990671: A motorboat heads upstream on a river that has a current of 2.5 miles per hour. The trip upstream takes 4.5 hours and the return trip takes 2 hours. What is the speed of the motorboat?
Answer by ikleyn(52872) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Hello,
similar problem was solved in the lesson Wind and Current problems in this site (Problem 3).
Look in it, and it will help you to solve your problem.
Good luck!
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