SOLUTION: a motorboat travels 160 km upstream in 8 hours. it travels the same distance downstream in 5 hours. what is the rate of the boat in still water.

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Question 933687: a motorboat travels 160 km upstream in 8 hours. it travels the same distance downstream in 5 hours. what is the rate of the boat in still water.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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r - c = 20kph 160km%2F%288hr%29
r + c = 32kph 160km%2F%285hr%29
2r = 52kph
r = 26kph, rate of the boat in still water
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