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A motorboat travels 150 miles in 6 hours going upstream. It travels 270 miles going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what i…

A motorboat travels 150 miles in 6 hours going upstream. It travels 270 miles going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what i…
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A motorboat travels 150 miles in 6 hours going upstream. It travels 270 miles going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?

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The rate of the boat is 35, and the rate of the current is 10.

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