Solve
-A Boat Moves 8 Kilometers Upstream in the Same $13 \frac { 1 } { 3 } \mathrm {~km} / \mathrm { hr }$

question 53

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-A boat moves 8 kilometers upstream in the same amount of time it moves 20 kilometers downstream. If the rate of the current is 8 kilometers per hour, find the rate of the boat in still water.

• A) \(13 \frac { 1 } { 3 } \mathrm {~km} / \mathrm { hr }\)
• B) \(5 \frac { 1 } { 3 } \mathrm {~km} / \mathrm { hr }\)
• C) \(8 \mathrm {~km} / \mathrm { hr }\)
• D) \(18 \frac { 2 } { 3 } \mathrm {~km} / \mathrm { hr }\)

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