SOLUTION: a barge takes 5 hours to move (at a constant rate) down stream for 55 miles, helped by a current of 3 miles per hour. if the barge's engines are set at the same pace, find the time
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Question 806723: a barge takes 5 hours to move (at a constant rate) down stream for 55 miles, helped by a current of 3 miles per hour. if the barge's engines are set at the same pace, find the time of its return trip against the current Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):