SOLUTION: in going over a round trip of 80 km each way. it takes a boat travel at 15 kph in still water in a total time 8 and a half hours. what was the rate of the river's current?

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Question 888665: in going over a round trip of 80 km each way. it takes a boat travel at 15 kph in still water in a total time 8 and a half hours. what was the rate of the river's current?
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in going over a round trip of 80 km each way.
it takes a boat travel at 15 kph in still water in a total time 8 and a half hours.
what was the rate of the river's current?
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I don't think this problem can work, even with no current, it would take over 10 hrs to make the round trip