SOLUTION: a boat travels 48 miles downstream and back. the trip downstream took 3 hours. the trip back took 8 hours. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.

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Question 728211: a boat travels 48 miles downstream and back. the trip downstream took 3 hours. the trip back took 8 hours. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.

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a boat travels 48 miles downstream and back. the trip downstream took 3 hours. the trip back took 8 hours. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.
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d = r*t
r = d/t
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Find the 2 speeds, u/stream and d/stream.
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The boat's speed is the average of the 2 speeds.
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Can you figure out the current?