The average time for the boat.
(4 + 6)/2 = 5 hours
Sofia S.
asked • 05/28/18It takes 4 hours for a motorboat to travel downstream from X to Y. To return upstream from Y to X it takes the motorboat 6 hours. How many hours would it take a
It takes 4 hours for a motorboat to travel downstream from X to Y. To return upstream from Y to X it takes the motorboat 6 hours. How many hours would it take a wooden log to be carried from X to Y by the current, assuming it is unhindered by any obstacles?
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