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) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Speed of the boat:
12 MPH
Speed of the current:
8 MPH
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SPEED OF THE BOAT:
SPEED OF THE CURRENT:
