A boat traveled 252 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 12 hours. The trip back took 84 hours. What is the speed

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2 years ago

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of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the current? Pls help thx

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Fed [463] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-09T06:03:27+03:00

Fed [463]2 years ago

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same as the previous one, and again, we'll use "b" for the boat's speed in still water and "c" for the current's rate.

what's the speed of the current? well, 21 - b = c.