SOLUTION: A boat on a river travels 48 miles downstream in only 4 hours. It takes the same boat 7 hours to travel 28 miles upstream. What are the speed of the boat and the speed of the curre

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Question 666296: A boat on a river travels 48 miles downstream in only 4 hours. It takes the same boat 7 hours to travel 28 miles upstream. What are the speed of the boat and the speed of the current
Answer by Katiebug24(19) About Me  (Show Source):
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Speed of the boat:
12 MPH
Speed of the current:
8 MPH
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SPEED OF THE BOAT:
48%2F4=12
SPEED OF THE CURRENT:
28%2F7=4
12-4=8