Use a system of linear equations to solve Exercises 73–84.

When a crew rows with the current, it travels 16 miles in 2 hours. Against the current, the crew rows 8 miles in 2 hours. Let x = the crew’s rowing rate in still water and let y = the rate of the current. The following chart summarizes this information:

Find the rate of rowing in still water and the rate of the current.

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Rowing with current Rowing against current Rate x + y x - y X Time 2 2 = Distance 16 8