Homework Help: algebra

Posted by tiara on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 12:02pm.

A boat's crew rowed 13.5 miles downstream, with the current, in 1.5 hours. The return trip upstream against the current covered the same distance, but took 4.5 hours. Find the crew's rowing rate in still water and the rate of the current.

algebra - Anonymous, Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 11:34pm
6 miles per hour still water
The current flow 3 miles per hour

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