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Question 601534: Jim's motorboat travels downstream at the rate of 15km/h. Going upstream it travels at 7km/h. Write an equation that expresses each fact. What is the rate of the current. How do I figure this problem out without the distance or the time? Please show how to put this problem into an equation step by step if possible. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Speed of boat in still water = 15km/h
speed upstream = 7 km/h
let speed of stream be x
15-x=7
x= 15-7 = 8km/h
