SOLUTION: A motorboat goes 5 miles upstream in the same time it requires to 7 miles downstream. If the river flows at 2mph, find the speed of the boat in still water.
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Question 405406: A motorboat goes 5 miles upstream in the same time it requires to 7 miles downstream. If the river flows at 2mph, find the speed of the boat in still water. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the speed of boat be x mph
speed of current = 2mph
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upstream speed = x-2 mph
downstream speed = x+2 mph
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Time = distance/speed
time upstream time downstrea
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5/(x-2)=7/(x+2)
cross multiply
5(x+2)=7(x-2)
5x+10=7x-14
2x=24
/2
x=12 mph====> speed of boat
