
Mark M. answered 09/06/21
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
200 = (b - c)5
200 = (b + c)4
Can you multiply out each equation and solve for c?
Angie P.
asked 09/06/21A motorboat takes 5
hours to travel 200
miles going upstream. The return trip takes 4
hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?
Mark M. answered 09/06/21
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
200 = (b - c)5
200 = (b + c)4
Can you multiply out each equation and solve for c?
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