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A boat has a speed of 5mph in calm water. It takes the boat 3 hours to travel upstream but only 2 hours to travel the same distance downstream. Using the data in the table, what is the value of c, the
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A boat has a speed of 5mph in calm water. It takes the boat 3 hours to travel upstream but only 2 hours to travel the same distance downstream. Using the data in the table, what is the value of c, the speed of the current?

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Answer:

1 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

A - first option

Step-by-step explanation:

first step: 2(5+c)=3(5-c)

second step, solve for c: 10+2c=15-3c

finally: 5c=5 c=1

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