SOLUTION: A boat travels upstream, against the current, at 4 miles per hour. The return trip, the boat goes downstream, with the current at 10 mile per hour. The current speed remains consta

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Question 452928: A boat travels upstream, against the current, at 4 miles per hour. The return trip, the boat goes downstream, with the current at 10 mile per hour. The current speed remains constant. What is the speed of the current?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-c=4
x+c=10
2x=14
x=7
c=3
The current is 3 mph..