SOLUTION: the total distance travelled by a boat 1 hour upstream and 30 minutes downstream in which the rate of current is3 kph

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Question 1149442: the total distance travelled by a boat 1 hour upstream and 30 minutes downstream in which the rate of current is3 kph
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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Incomplete problem description

All you can do is maybe something like this:
Downstream speed r+3 for half hour;
Upstream speed r-3 for 1 hour;
Total distance, %281%2F2%29%28r%2B3%29%2B%28r-3%29

And maybe simplify the expression to %283r-3%29%2F2.