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A boat traveled downstream a distance of 54 mi and then came back right back. If the speed of the current was 12 mph and the total trip took 6 hours, find the average speed of the boat relative to the water.

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Answer:

18 mph.-

Explanation:

This is 2*54 / 6

= 18 m p h.

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