SOLUTION: If a boat goes downstream 72 miles in 3 hours and upstream 60 miles in 6 hours, the rate of the river and the rate of the boat in still water respectively are ________?

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Question 287221: If a boat goes downstream 72 miles in 3 hours and upstream 60 miles in 6 hours, the rate of the river and the rate of the boat in still water respectively are ________?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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r*t=d
r*3=72
r=24
r*6=60
r=10
24-10=14
14/2=7
17 mph in still water
current 7 mph