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A boat takes 1 hour less to go 200 miles downstream than upstream. If the rate of the current is 3 miles per hour, what is the rate of the boat in still water?
9 years ago

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Answered by Steve
since distance/speed = time,

200/(x+3) = 200/(x-3) - 1
9 years ago
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