SOLUTION: a motor boat whose speed is 18km/hr in still water takes 1hr more to go 24 km upstream than to return downstream to the same apot. find the speed of the stream.

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Question 913349: a motor boat whose speed is 18km/hr in still water takes 1hr more to go 24 km upstream than to return downstream to the same apot. find the speed of the stream.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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(18+c)*t=24,
(18-c)*(t+1)=24
c = 6, t = 1