The captain of a rafting boat takes his crew down river for 6 hours, covering a total of 56 miles. When he realizes he left one of his passengers behind, he is forced to paddle back upriver for 8 miles. The trip back up took him 3 hours.” A student used the following system of equations to model the situation given above. Which of the statements is true about the system of equations the student used? b = the speed of the boat r = the speed of the current 2003-11-04-00-00_files/i0300000.jpg A. The system of equations the student used is correct. B. The top equation in the system is incorrect.

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The captain of a rafting boat takes his crew down river for 6 hours, covering a total of 56 miles. When he realizes he left one of his passengers behind, he is forced to paddle back upriver for 8 miles. The trip back up took him 3 hours.” A student used the following system of equations to model the situation given above. Which of the statements is true about the system of equations the student used? b = the speed of the boat r = the speed of the current 2003-11-04-00-00_files/i0300000.jpg  A. The system of equations the student used is correct. B. The top equation in the system is incorrect.