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31-05-2017
Mathematics

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A motorboat takes
3
hours to travel
108mi
going upstream. The return trip takes
2
hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?

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wolf1728 wolf1728

31-05-2017

108 miles 3 hours = 36 mph upstream
108 miles 2 hours = 54 mph downstream

bv = boat velocity in still water
cv = current velocity

bv -cv = 36
bv +cv = 54 Adding both equations

2*bv = 90

boat velocity in still water = 45 mph

since bv + cv = 54
then we know the current velocity = 9 mph

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