document.write( "Question 1145212: two boats are going the same speed on beautiful Clear Creek in Colorado. One is heading upstream and travels 60 miles in 3 hours. The other boat is going downstream and is able to travel 132 miles in 3 hours. What is the speed of the water current and the speed of the boats \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #766418 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! two boats are going the same speed on beautiful Clear Creek in Colorado. One is heading upstream and travels 60 miles in 3 hours. The other boat is going downstream and is able to travel 132 miles in 3 hours. What is the speed of the water current and the speed of the boats \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "b = speed of the boats WRT the water. \n" ); document.write( "c = current \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "b - c = 60/3 = 20 mi/hr \n" ); document.write( "b + c = 132/3 = 44 mi/hr \n" ); document.write( "========== \n" ); document.write( "etc. \n" ); document.write( " |