When traveling with the current, it takes Kamal 1 hour to travel 12 miles on a boat. It takes the boat 1.5 hours to travel the same 12 miles when traveling against the current. Assuming the boat travels at a constant speed during both trips, what is the speed of the boat and the speed of the current?
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Equation 1: 12 = (r + c) * 1 Equation 2: 12 = (r - c) * 1.5 Show more…
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