On a recent trip to the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in the Amazon region of Ecuador, Mike took

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On a recent trip to the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in the Amazon region of Ecuador, Mike took a 100-kilometer trip by speedboat down the Aguarico River from Chiritza to the Flotel Orellana. As Mike watched the Amazon unfold, he wondered how fast the speedboat was going and how fast the current of the white-water Aguarico River was. Mike timed the trip downstream at 2.5 hours and the return trip at 3 hours. What were the two speeds?

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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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