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A boat traveled downstream a distance of 68 mi and then came right back. If the speed of the current was 5 mph and the total trip took 5 hours and 40 minutes, find the average s…

A boat traveled downstream a distance of 68 mi and then came right back. If the speed of the current was 5 mph and the total trip took 5 hours and 40 minutes, find the average s…
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A boat traveled downstream a distance of 68 mi and then came right back. If the speed of the current was 5 mph and the total trip took 5 hours and 40 minutes, find the average speed of the boat relative to the water

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the current cancels doesnt it? so it would be (68*2)mi/5.667hr

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