Question

A motorboat can maintain a constant speed of 16 miles per hour relative to the water. The boat makes a trip upstream to a certain point in 20 minutes; the return trip takes 15 minutes. What is the speed of the current?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Use D = rt to solve. Remember, destination and return distance are the same.

Answer 5

and also r = (b±w)

Answer 6

Thank you! (: