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Juniors boat will go 15 miles per hour in still water. If he can go 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time it takes to go 9 miles upstream, the
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Juniors boat will go 15 miles per hour in still water. If he can go 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time it takes to go 9 miles upstream, the
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Juniors boat will go 15 miles per hour in still water. If he can go 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time it takes to go 9 miles upstream, then what is the speed of the current? Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 12/(15+c)=9/(15-c)
9(15+c)=12(15-c)
135+9c=180-12c
9c+12c=180-135
21c=45
c=45/21
c=2.143 mph is the current.
Proof:
12/(15+2.143)=9/(15-2.143)
12/17.143=9/12.854
.7~.7
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