SOLUTION: don williams uses his small motorboat to go 3 miles up stream to his favorite fishing spot. against the current, the trip takes 3/5 hours. with the current the trip takes 1/5 hours
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Question 384366: don williams uses his small motorboat to go 3 miles up stream to his favorite fishing spot. against the current, the trip takes 3/5 hours. with the current the trip takes 1/5 hours. how fast is the boat on still water? what is the speed of the current? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! boat speed x mph
current speed = y
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upstream speed = x-y
downstream speed x+y
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distance = 3 miles
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t=d/r
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3/(x-y)=3/5
cross multiply
3(x-y)15
/3
x-y =5.........................1
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3/(x+y)=1/5
x+y =15.........................2
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add 1 & 2
2x=20
/2
x= 10.
speed of boat in still water = 10 mph.
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