SOLUTION: a tugboat goes 180 miles upstream in 10 hours. The return trip downstream takes 5 hours. Find the speed of the tugboat without a current and the speed of the current.
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Question 625139: a tugboat goes 180 miles upstream in 10 hours. The return trip downstream takes 5 hours. Find the speed of the tugboat without a current and the speed of the current.
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Simplify your answer Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a tugboat goes 180 miles upstream in 10 hours. The return trip downstream takes 5 hours. Find the speed of the tugboat without a current and the speed of the current.
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The boat's speed is the average of the upstream and d/stream speeds.
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The current is the difference between the boat's speed and either up or d/stream speed.
