SOLUTION: A boat can travel 33 mph in still water. If it travels 222 miles with the current in the same length of time 175 miles against the current , what is the speed of the current?

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Question 1002538: A boat can travel 33 mph in still water. If it travels 222 miles with the current in the same length of time 175 miles against the current , what is the speed of the current?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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            rate          time        distance
WITH        33+c           t           222
AGNST       33-c           t           175

RT=D basic uniform travel rates rule

Solve the system system%28%2833%2Bc%29t=222%2C%2833-c%29t=175%29

One way is to solve for t and equate the expressions.

222%2F%2833%2Bc%29=175%2F%2833-c%29------solve for c.