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A rowing team rowed 120 kilometers while going with the current in the same amount of time as it took to row 20 kilometers going against the current. The rate of the current was 10 kilometers per hour. Find the rate of the rowing team in still water.

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Your answer is=100/x600=20x+120
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User Brianoh
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Answer:

100/x+6=20/x-6

100x-600=20x+120

80x=720

x=9 miles an hour as the rowing teams' rate in still water

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