document.write( "Question 1185561: The current in a river moves at 2mph. A boat travels 15 mph upstream and back in 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #816387 by ikleyn(52788)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In your post, you mixed (in the bad sense of this word) two different notions/conceptions:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the distance, from one side, and the rate, from another side.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Be more accurate next time and do not post nonsense to this forum.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |