A boat travels 60 miles downstream in the same time it takes to go 36 miles upstream the speed of the boat in Stillwater is 15 mph greater than the speed of the current find the speed of the current

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A boat travels 60 miles downstream in the same time it takes to go 36 miles upstream the speed of the boat in Stillwater is 15 mph greater than the speed of the current find the speed of the current

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Answer:

5 mph

Explanation:

c+15+c=2c+15 mph going down stream.

2.4(2c+15)=60

4.8c+36=60

4.8c=24

Monkey Monk answered Jan 28, 2020

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