SOLUTION: A motorboat travels 198 km in 6 hours going upstream. It ravels 294 km going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate

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Question 977464: A motorboat travels 198 km in 6 hours going upstream. It ravels 294 km going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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Boat's speed, r
Current's speed, c

____________________speed________time_______distance
UPSTREAM_____________(r-c)__________6_________198
DOWNSTREAM_________(r+c)__________6_________294

system%28%28r-c%29%2A6=198%2C%28r%2Bc%29%2A6=294%29