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The current in a stream runs at 5 miles per hour. if a boat can go 15 miles per hour on still water, how fast can the boat go downstream? upstream?

The current in a stream runs at 5 miles per hour. if a boat can go 15 miles per hour on still water, how fast can the boat go downstream? upstream?
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The current in a stream runs at 5 miles per hour. if a boat can go 15 miles per hour on still water, how fast can the boat go downstream? upstream?

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Down stream it would be going 20 mph and up stream 10 mph
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