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Junior's boat will go 15 miles per hour in stillwater. If he can go 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles u
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Junior's boat will go 15 miles per hour in stillwater. If he can go 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles upstream, then what is the speed of the current? Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! d=st d=istance, s=speed, t=time
t=d/s
Let c=speed of current
12/(15+c)=9/(15-c) time going downstream = time going upstream
12(15-c)=9(15+c) multiply each side by the denominators to eliminate fractions.
180-12c=135+9c
-21c=-45
c=15/7=2.14... mph speed of current
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Ed
