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CeCe2014
Feb 4, 2016, 02:20 PM
A boat travels downstream 140 miles and back at its maximum speed. It takes 5 hours to get downstream and 7 hours to get back. Use a system to find the speed of the current.
Curlyben
Feb 4, 2016, 02:28 PM
What do YOU think ?
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CeCe2014
Feb 4, 2016, 02:42 PM
5d+7g=140
d+g=current
28+20=40
ma0641
Feb 5, 2016, 02:52 PM
5d+7g=140
d+g=current
28+20=40
Must be modern math-28 + 20=40??