SOLUTION: A BOAT TRAVELS DOWNSTREAM AT 37MI/H. THE SAME BOAT TRAVELS UPSTREAM AT 17MI/H. FIND THE RATE OF THE CURRENT.

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Question 30397: A BOAT TRAVELS DOWNSTREAM AT 37MI/H. THE SAME BOAT TRAVELS UPSTREAM AT 17MI/H. FIND THE RATE OF THE CURRENT.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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37-C=17+C OR 2C=20 OR C=10 MI/H.