Question 473735
a sailboat travels 20 miles downstream in 4 hours. it returns in 5 hours. find the speed of the sailboat in still water and the rate of the current.
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20/4 = 5 mph
20/5 = 4 mph
The speed of the boat is the average = 4.5 mph
The current is the difference = 0.5 mph
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It's odd that there's no mention of the wind for a sailboat.