Homework Help: math

Posted by -- on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 1:17am.

A boat cruises downstream for 2 hours before heading back. It takes 3.5 hours going upstream to get back. If the speed of the stream is 8 mph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?:

math - PsyDAG, Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 2:27pm
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