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OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e §4.2 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations · Exercise 46 · Algebra · Systems

Solve Applications with Systems of Equations · Exercise 46

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A motor boat travels 60 miles down a river in three hours but takes five hours to return upstream. Find the rate of the boat in still water and the rate of the current.

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OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e · §4.2 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations · Exercise 46

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