SOLUTION: A motorists travels 259miles in 7 hrs going up stream. It travels 371 miles going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the

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Question 936598: A motorists travels 259miles in 7 hrs going up stream. It travels 371 miles going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of current?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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r-c = 37mph 259mi%2F%287hr%29
r+c = 53mph 371mi%2F%287hr%29
2r = 90
r = 45mph
c = 8mph 45%2B8+=+53