A small motorboat travels 11 mph in still water. It takes 6 hours longer to travel 35 miles going upstream than it does going downstream. Find the rate of the current. ( Hint: 11 +x = rate going downstream and 11 - x = rate going upstream.)(Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)

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A small motorboat travels 11 mph in still water. It takes 6 hours longer to travel 35 miles going upstream than it does going downstream.
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