SOLUTION: A motorboat travels 196 kilometers in 4hours going upstream. It travels 292 kilometers going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and

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Question 1158680: A motorboat travels 196 kilometers in 4hours going upstream. It travels 292
kilometers going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This type of speed, rates exercise has been solved so so many times already on this site. One of the very common types