help with math problem

Question

in still water, a boat averages 18 miles per hour. It takes the same amount of time to travel downstream which is 14mph as it does upstream which is 7mph. what is the rate of the waters curr

Answer 1

Hi Dalon,

 

The question doesn't make sense. If the speed of the boat in still water is 18 mph, how can it have a lower speed going downstream?