In his motorboat, Bill travels upstream at top speed to his favorite fishing spot, a distance of

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In his motorboat, Bill travels upstream at top speed to his favorite fishing spot, a distance of 36 mi, in 2 hr. Returning, he finds that the trip downstream, still at top speed, takes only 1.5 hr. Find the rate of Bill’s boat and the rate of the current. Let x = the rate of the boat and y = the rate of the current.


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Intermediate Algebra

ISBN: 9780134895987

13th Edition

Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

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