A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 100 kilometers going upstream. The return trip takes 2 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? km Rate of the boat in still water: h km Rate of the current: h

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A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 100 kilometers going upstream. The return trip takes 2 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water
and what is the rate of the current?
km
Rate of the boat in still water:
h
km
Rate of the current:
h
Transcribed Image Text:A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 100 kilometers going upstream. The return trip takes 2 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? km Rate of the boat in still water: h km Rate of the current: h
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