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ad-work [718]
3 years ago
8

In still water, a boat averages 12 miles per hour. It takes the same amount of time to travel 14 miles downstream, with the curr

ent, as it does 7 miles upstream, against the current. What is the rate of the waters current?
Mathematics
1 answer:
anyanavicka [17]3 years ago
8 0
T is equal in both situations ... d = r X t   so d/r = t
c is rate of waters current

\frac{14}{12+c} = \frac{7}{12-c}
14(12 - c) = 7(12 + c)
2(12 - c) = 12 + c
24 - 2c = 12 + c
12 = 3c
4 = c     The rate of the waters current is 4 miles per hour.
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