a boat traveled 210 miles downstream and back.the trip downstream took 10 hous.the trip back took 70hours.what is the speed of t

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belka [17]

3 years ago

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a boat traveled 210 miles downstream and back.the trip downstream took 10 hous.the trip back took 70hours.what is the speed of t

he boat in still water.what is the speed of the current

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Lady_Fox [76] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-28T13:50:44+03:00

Lady_Fox [76]3 years ago

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The boat rates are 21 mph and 3 mph.
to find the speed you rate times time equals the distance.
so you do,

10 × r = 210
the speed equals 21mph

70 × r = 210
the speed equals 3mph

my guess is the boat is going 21 mph and the current is 3 mph
Hope this helps