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A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 200 miles going upstream. The return trip takes 4 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current.
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A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 200 miles going upstream. The return trip takes 4 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current.

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the rate of current is 800and water is1000-800=200

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