document.write( "Question 881120: Drew is driving a boat with the current speed of the water at 5 mph. He rode for 2 hours. Drew made the same trip in 1 hour with no current. How fast is Drew traveling in still water? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #531986 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Drew is driving a boat with the current speed of the water at 5 mph. He rode for 2 hours. Drew made the same trip in 1 hour with no current. How fast is Drew traveling in still water? \n" ); document.write( "*** \n" ); document.write( "let x=speed of boat in still water \n" ); document.write( "x-5=speed of boat against the current \n" ); document.write( "travel time*speed=distance \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "2(x-5)=1*x \n" ); document.write( "2x-10=x \n" ); document.write( "x=10 \n" ); document.write( "How fast is Drew traveling in still water? 10 mph \n" ); document.write( " |