SOLUTION: A fishing boat can travel 320 miles in eight hours with the current. Against the current it takes 16 hours to travel the same distance. Find the rate of the fishing boat and the ra

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Question 835665: A fishing boat can travel 320 miles in eight hours with the current. Against the current it takes 16 hours to travel the same distance. Find the rate of the fishing boat and the rate of the current
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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boat speed = x
current speed = y

with current: x + y = 320/8 = 40
against current: x - y = 320/16 = 20

Add: 2x = 60 ---> x = 30

The boat travels at 30 mph and the current travels at 10 mph.