document.write( "Question 1180366: A boat traveled 168 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 8 hours. The trip back took 56 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? what is the speed of the current? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #809990 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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c, current speed
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