A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 450 mi going upstream. The return trip takes 3 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?

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anonymous · Answer

Why did you repost this from 7 min ago? http://openstudy.com/updates/4ffb0bf8e4b058f8b766c666 Upstream speed = still water speed - current speed Downstream speed = still water speed + current speed

anonymous · Answer

I understand how to  do it, but when I do it I get the wrong answer, so  I was seeing if somone could give me the answer so I can input it and see the reason I keep getting it wrong.

anonymous · Answer

Someone already posted how to do it here: http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/4ffb0493e4b058f8b766be94