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Answer:
Speed of river's current = 5 mph
Step-by-step explanation:
Let 'd' be the distance covered
Let x be the speed of the rivers current
Speed upstream = 15-x
speed downstream = 15+x
Time = distance / speed
time upstream =
time downstream =
the ferry trip upstream takes twice as long as its return trip downstream
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divide both sides by d
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cross multiply
Add 2x on both sideds
subtract 15 from both sides and divide by 3
x=5
Speed of river's current = 5 mph
Her work is incorrect because she accidentally changed -14 to -7 in the second step.
Working it out from the top we get
(x-14)+11=x-(x-4)
x-14+11=x-x+4
x-3=0+4
Final answer:
x=7
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Answer:
X=15/2
Step-by-step explanation:
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