A Boat Travels 28 Miles Up the River in the Same

question 154

Short Answer

A boat travels 28 miles up the river in the same amount of time it takes to travel 52 miles down the same river. If the current is 3 miles per hour, what is the speed of the boat in still water? d r t Upstream Downstream __________ miles per hour

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