SOLUTION: A boater travels 16 miles per hour on the water on a still day. During one particular windy day, he finds that he travels 48 miles with the wind behind him in the same amount of ti

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Question 472117: A boater travels 16 miles per hour on the water on a still day. During one particular windy day, he finds that he travels 48 miles with the wind behind him in the same amount of time that he travels 16 miles in to the wind. Find the rate of the wind.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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48/16+n=16/16-n
768-48n=256+16n
512=64n
n=8
The rate of the wind is 8 mph..