A small motorboat travels 16 mph in still water. It takes 7 hours longer to travel 43 miles going upstream than it does going downstream, Find the rate of the current. (Hint: 16+ x = rate going downstream and 16 - x = rate going upstream.)(Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)

A small motorboat travels 16 mph in still water. It takes 7 hours longer to travel 43 miles going upstream than it does going downstream, Find the rate of the current. (Hint: 16+ x = rate going downstream and 16 - x = rate going upstream.)(Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)

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