It takes a boat 3 hours to travel 51 miles downstream and 4 hours to travel 36 miles upstream. What is the speed of the boat in still water? The boat travels at miles per hour in still water. What is the speed of the current of the river? The speed of the current is miles per hour.

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A: A rowing team rowed 50 miles while going with the current in the same amount of time as it took to…

Q: It took a crew 1 h 10 min to row 7 km upstream and back again. If the rate of flow of the stream was…

A: Let the rowing speed in still water be x  The distance traveled = 7 km upstream and 7 km downstream…

Q: A bus traveled 120 miles in the same amount of time it took a Cessna Centurion to travel 500 miles.…

A: Let the speed of the bus is x miles/hour Therefore, the speed of the centurion is x+190 miles/hour

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Q: The president of a company traveled 2000 mi by jet and 400 mi on a prop plane. The rate of the jet…

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Q: Lucy drives her boat upstream for 45 minutes. It takes her 30 minutes to return downstream. Her…

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Q: On a bicycle, Ashley rides for 3 hours and is 32 miles from her house. After riding for 5 hours, she…

A: Given that, the distance travelled in 3 hours is 32 miles and the distance covered in 5 hours is 52.…

Q: a boat travels 150 mile upstream in 10 hours, and the return trip downstream takes 6 hours.  find…

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Q: A rowing team rowed 60 miles while going with the current in the same amount of time as it took to…

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Q: A woman can bicycle 80 miles in the same time as it takes her to walk 16 miles. She can ride 8 mph…

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Q: mma rows a boat downstream for 180 miles. The return trip upstream took 12 hours longer. If the…

A: GIVEN DATA : Distance traveled by Emma =180miles                         Current flow =2mph…

Q: Zene decides to canoe 9 miles upstream on a river to a waterfall and then canoe back. The total…

A: Upstream speed: When a boat moves against the direction of current flow.  Net speed = speed of the…

Q: Helmut can paddle in still water at a speed of 4 km/h. If he paddled 10 km upstream against the…

A: This problem is related to river section of algebra. And we solve this using distance-time formula.

Q: Devaughn's age is two times Sydney's age. The sum of their ages is 39. What is Sydney's age?

A: The age of Sydney.

Q: Courtney drives 290 miles in the time it takes Jack to drive 180 miles. If Courtney drives 8 miles…

A: Let x be the speed of Courtney and y be the speed of Jack. Let t be the time in hours. According to…

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A: A girl takes  45 minutes to deliver the newspapers on her route. If her brother helps it takes them…

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Q: A rowing team rowed 100 miles while going with the current in the same amount of time as it took to…

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Q: Mike leaves his house traveling 2 miles per hour. Joy leaves 6 hours later to catch up with him…

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Q: Jake drives a tractor from one town to another, a distance of 180 km. He drives 9 km/h faster on the…

A: Let the speed for onward journey be x km/hrDistance travelled = 180 km

Q: Danica can sail her boat 5 miles into a 7 mph headwind in the same amount of time she can sail 12…

A: the distance travelled  by boat during headwind = 5 miles distance travelled by boat during tailwind…

Q: It takes a girl 46 minutes to deliver the newspapers on her route; however, if her brother helps, it…

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Q: Link can ride his bike 20 miles into a 3 mph headwind in the same amount of time he can ride 30…

A: Link can ride his bike 20 miles into a 3 mph headwind in the same amount of time he can ride 30…

Q: Mattie Evans drove 80 miles in the same amount of time that it took a turbopropeller plane to travel…

A: Let speed of the plane = x mph.The speed of the car= (x - 150) mph

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Q: The speed of the current in a river is 6 mph. A ferry operator who works that part of the river is…

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Q: Robert drives at a constant speed of 52.9 mph. How far should he expect to drive in 3/4 hr?

A: We can solve the given question as below

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A: Consider the equation for the speed, distance and time. Let the time when the police overtake the…

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Q: Barbara drives between Miami, Florida, and West Palm Beach, Florida. She drives  30   mi  in…

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Q: woman can bicycle 27 miles in the same time as it takes her to walk 7 miles. She can ride 10 mph…

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Q: A person drove 200 miles in the same amount of time that it took a plane to travel 800 miles. The…

A: We can find the speed of the plane as below.

Q: The number of girls scouts in attendance is 12 more than the number of boy scouts

A: let the number of girls scouts be x   Let the no. Of boys scouts be y