SOLUTION: A boat traveled 240 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 12 hours. The trip back took 120 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the curr

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Question 499912: A boat traveled 240 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 12 hours. The trip back
took 120 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.
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A boat traveled 240 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 12 hours. The trip back
took 120 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.
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Find the speed going both ways.
The boat's speed is the average.
The current is the difference between either speed and the boat's speed.