SOLUTION: the number of hours a boat will take to travel 10km upstream if the rate of the boat in still water is x kph and the current is 2.5 kph

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Question 113818: the number of hours a boat will take to travel 10km upstream if the rate of the boat in still water is x kph and the current is 2.5 kph
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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the number of hours a boat will take to travel 10km upstream if the rate of the boat in still water is x kph and the current is 2.5 kph
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Upstream DATA:
Rate = (x+2.5)kph ; distance = 10 km
EQUATION:
Time = d/r = 10/(x+2.5) hrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.