A Boat on a River Travels 50 Miles Downstream in Only

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Short Answer

A boat on a river travels 50 miles downstream in only 5 hours. It takes the same boat 9 hours to travel 18 miles upstream. What are the speed of the boat and the speed of the current? Speed of boat: __________ miles per hour Speed of current: __________ miles per hour

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