SOLUTION: time it takes to travel 180 miles upstream. the speed oof the current in the stream is 5.5 milies per hour. find the speed of the boat in still water.

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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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time it takes to travel 180 miles upstream. the speed of the current in the stream is 5.5 miles per hour. find the speed of the boat in still water.
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Let the speed of the boat in still water be "b":
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Upstream DATA:
distance = 180 miles ; rate = b-5.5 mph ; Time = d/r = 180/(b-5.5)
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At this point you would like to have equation but without knowing
the time for the upstream trip you cannot determine the speed of
the boat in still water.
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Cheers,
Stan H.