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document.write( "A motorboat takes 4 hours to travel 320 mi going upstream. The return trip takes hours 2 going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #215359 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A motorboat takes 4 hours to travel 320 mi going upstream. The return trip takes hours 2 going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Upstream rate: 320/4 = 80 mph \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Downstream DATA: \n" ); document.write( "Your downstream rate is not clear. \n" ); document.write( "==================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |