SOLUTION: A boat travels between ports A and B. There is a part of the journey where no currents exist. The speed of the boat is: 20 mph when travelling downstream 16 mph when travelling in

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Question 694503: A boat travels between ports A and B. There is a part of the journey where no currents exist. The speed of the boat is: 20 mph when travelling downstream 16 mph when travelling in still water 12 mph when travelling upstream When the boat is travelling in direction AB, the journey takes 4 hours 12 minutes. To direction BA the same trip takes 4 hours 48 minutes. How much is there A: downstream B: still water C: upstream?
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A.....18MILES
B.....105.6MILES
C.....18MILES