Solve the given problems. All data are accurate to two significant digits unless greater accuracy is given.
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Solve the given problems. All data are accurate to two significant digits unless greater accuracy is given.
In testing the rate at which a polluted stream flows, a boat that travels at 5.5 mi/h in still water took 5.0 h to go downstream between two points, and it took 8.0 h to go upstream between the same two points. What is the rate of flow of the stream?
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Basic Technical Mathematics
ISBN: 9780137529896
12th Edition
Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans
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