SOLUTION: The speed of a boat in still water is 5 miles per hour. If the boat travels 3 miles downstream in the same amount of time it takes to travel 1.5 miles upstream, what is the speed o
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Question 419037: The speed of a boat in still water is 5 miles per hour. If the boat travels 3 miles downstream in the same amount of time it takes to travel 1.5 miles upstream, what is the speed of the current? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):