SOLUTION: A whale swimming against an ocean current traveled 60 mi in 2.5 h. Swimming in the opposite direction, with the current, the whale was able to travel the same distance in 1.5 h.

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Question 1054175: A whale swimming against an ocean current traveled 60 mi in 2.5 h. Swimming in the opposite direction, with the current, the whale was able to travel the same distance in 1.5 h.
Find the speed of the whale in calm water and the rate of the ocean current.
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