document.write( "Question 218388: A boat travels 60 km upstream, (against the current) in 5 hours. The boat travels the same distance downstream in 3 hours. What is the rate of the boat in still water? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #164491 by checkley77(12844)\"\" \"About 
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60/5=12 kph.
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\n" ); document.write( "(20-12)/2=8/2=4 kph is the speed of the current.
\n" ); document.write( "12+4=16 kph is the speed of the boat in still water.
\n" ); document.write( "20-4=16 kph. ditto.
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