SOLUTION: a boat takes 3 hours to go 24 miles downstream, and 12 hours for the return trip. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current
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Question 630328: a boat takes 3 hours to go 24 miles downstream, and 12 hours for the return trip. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a boat takes 3 hours to go 24 miles downstream, and 12 hours for the return trip. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current
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Find the speeds up and downstream.
The boat's speed is the average.
The current is the difference between the boat's speed and one of the others.
