Blake rows his boat against a current 90 yards in 15 minutes. With a current, he rows 90 yards in 9 minutes. What is the rate at

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which Blake rows, and what is the rate of the current.

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Anna71 [15] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-12T14:01:45+03:00

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Answer:

90 yards in 15 minutes =6 yds/min

90 yards in 9 minutes =10 yds/min

x = current rate

r = rowing rate

r + x = 10

r - x = 6 Adding both equations

2 r = 16

rowing rate = 8 yds/min

x = 2 yds/min (current rate)

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