A motorboat travels 205 miles in 5 hours going upstream. It travels 285 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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Let \( b \) be the rate of the boat in still water (in miles per hour), and let \( c \) be the rate of the current (in miles per hour). Show more…
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