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When a crew rows with the current, it travels 18 miles in 3 hours. Against the current, the crew rows 6 miles in 3 hours. Let x = the crew's rowing rate in still water and let y = the rate of the current. Find the rate of rowing in still water and the rate of the current. The table below summarizes the given information. Rowing with current Rowing against current Rate x+y Xx-y The rate of rowing in still water is X Time 3 3 miles per hour. Distance 18 6

When a crew rows with the current, it travels 18 miles in 3 hours. Against the current, the crew rows 6 miles in 3 hours. Let x = the crew's rowing rate in still water and let y = the rate of the current. Find the rate of rowing in still water and the rate of the current. The table below summarizes the given information. Rowing with current Rowing against current Rate x+y Xx-y The rate of rowing in still water is X Time 3 3 miles per hour. Distance 18 6

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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When a crew rows with the current, it travels 18 miles in 3 hours. Against the current, the crew rows 6 miles in 3 hours. Let x = the crew's rowing rate in still water and let y = the rate of the current. Find the rate of rowing in still water and the rate of the current. The table below summarizes the given information. Rowing with current Rowing against current Rate x+y Xx-y The rate of rowing in still water is X Time 3 3 miles per hour. Distance 18 6
Transcribed Image Text:When a crew rows with the current, it travels 18 miles in 3 hours. Against the current, the crew rows 6 miles in 3 hours. Let x = the crew's rowing rate in still water and let y = the rate of the current. Find the rate of rowing in still water and the rate of the current. The table below summarizes the given information. Rowing with current Rowing against current Rate x+y Xx-y The rate of rowing in still water is X Time 3 3 miles per hour. Distance 18 6
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