SOLUTION: A boat travels 90 miles upstream at a rate of (v-3). It takes the boat 30 minutes longer to travel upstream than it does for the boat to travel downstream at a rate of (v+3). How l

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Question 874770: A boat travels 90 miles upstream at a rate of (v-3). It takes the boat 30 minutes longer to travel upstream than it does for the boat to travel downstream at a rate of (v+3). How long does it take the boat to travel downstream?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39800) About Me  (Show Source):
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______________speed___________time_________distance
up____________v-3_____________t+1/2________90=%28v-3%29%28t%2B1%2F2%29
down__________v+3_____________t____________90=%28v%2B3%29t

two unknown variables, v and t.