A rowing team rowed 90 miles while going with the current in the same amount of time as it took to row 10 miles going against th

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e current. The rate of the
current was 4 miles per hour. Find the rate of the rowing team in still water.

1 answer:

SVETLANKA909090 [29] · Answer 1 · 2023-05-11T21:45:18+03:00

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Answer:

5mph

Step-by-step explanation:

Let speed of boat in still water is s.

Distance proportional to speed

90/10 = (s+ 4)/(s - 4)

=> 9s - 36 = s + 4

=> 8s = 40

=> s= 5 mph

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