SOLUTION: Going against the current, a boat makes a 150 mile trip in 2.5 hours. On the way back, the boat goes with the current and the trip only takes 1.5 hours. Find the speed of the boa
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Question 795253: Going against the current, a boat makes a 150 mile trip in 2.5 hours. On the way back, the boat goes with the current and the trip only takes 1.5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in miles per hour. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Going against the current, a boat makes a 150 mile trip in 2.5 hours. On the way back, the boat goes with the current and the trip only takes 1.5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in miles per hour.
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d = r*t
r = d/t
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Find the 2 speeds (r). The boat's speed is the average.
