A riverboat took 2 hours to travel 24 km down a river with the current and 3 hours to make the return trip against the current. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.

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A riverboat took 2 hours to travel 24 km
down a river with the current and 3
hours to make the return trip against the
current. Find the speed of the boat in still
water and the speed of the current.
Transcribed Image Text:A riverboat took 2 hours to travel 24 km down a river with the current and 3 hours to make the return trip against the current. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current.
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