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Alenkinab [10]
2 years ago
5

Excursion boat on the river takes 2 1/2 hours to make the trip to a point 12 miles upstream and to return if the rate at which t

he boat travels in Still water is five times the rate of the river current what is the rate of the current
Mathematics
1 answer:
Mama L [17]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Let the current speed be "c";

Then the boat speed in still wate is "5c":

-----------------------

Upstream speed:

distance = 12 miles ; rate = 5c-c = 4c mph ; time = 12/4c = 3/c hrs

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Downstream speed:

distance = 12 miles ; rate = 5c+c = 6c mph ; time = 12/6c = 2/c hrs

Step-by-step explanation:

Equation:

time + time = 2 1/2 hrs

3/c + 2/c = 5/2

Multiply thru by 2c to get:

6 + 4 = 5c

c = 2 mph (speed of the current)

5c = 10 mph (speed of the boat in still water)

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