SOLUTION: A motorboat travels in hours going upstream. It travels going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the curr

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Question 423934: A motorboat travels in hours going upstream. It travels going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the time and distance are the same, the current is zero (0).
The rates can't be calculated without some numbers, tho.