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Plz help It took a boat 4 hours to travel downstream 120 miles. Upstream, the same trip took 6 hours. Find the rate of the current and the speed of the boat in still water.
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It took a boat 4 hours to travel downstream 120 miles. Upstream, the same trip took 6 hours. Find the rate of the current and the speed of the boat in still water.

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Answer:

30 miles per hour downstream

20 miles per hour upstream

Explanation:

divide 4 by 120 to get the rate downstream

divide 6 by 120 to get the rate upstream

Hope this helps :(

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