Question

A steamboat travels downstream 12 miles in one hour. The return trip takes quadruple the amount of time. Assume that the direction and speed of the current are the same both upstream and downstream.

Answer 1

Answer:Thus if b is the speed of the boat in still water, and c is the speed of the current, then its total speed is

Downstream speed = b + c

When a boat travels against the current, it travels upstream

Explanation: