Answer:
69 mph
Explanation
Let the speed of boat be x hence speed downstream is x+3 but speed upstream will be x-3
Speed is distance per unit time and time is same hence
24(x-3)=22(x+3)
24x-72=22x+66
2x=138
X=138/2=69
Therefore, the speed of boat is 69 miles per hour or
The boat in the problem travels different distances at different rates, but in the same amount of time for each trip. Distance is rate times time, d=r⋅t, which, solving for t, becomes
t=dr.
The trip against the current has rate r=s−3, so the time it takes to complete the trip is
t=20s−3.
The time it takes to complete the trip with the current is
t=22s+3.
The time to complete each trip is the same, so set the fractions equal to each other.
20s−3=22s+3
Multiply each side by (s−3)(s+3).
20(s−3)(s+3)(s−3)=22(s−3)(s+3)(s+3)
Simplify.
20(s+3)=22(s−3)
Distribute coefficients.
20s+60=22s−66
Combine like terms.
2s=126
Divide each side by 2 to find the solution,
s=69 mph.
Sorry if im wrong