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a boat traveled 24 miles downstream in 2 hours the return trip took twice as long what is the speed of the boat still in water
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a boat traveled 24 miles downstream in 2 hours the return trip took twice as long what is the speed of the boat still in water

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Its 6 miles per hour.
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6mph. 24(miles)/2(hrs)= 12 miles

twice as long is 4 hours so divide 24 by 4 and you get 6
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