SOLUTION: 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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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?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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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15 mph.
As stated.

Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In your post, you mixed   (in the bad sense of this word)   two different notions/conceptions:


            the distance,  from one side,  and the rate,  from another side.


Be more accurate next time and do not post nonsense to this forum.