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A boat travels upstream for 48 miles in 3 hours and returns in 2 hours traveling downstream in a river. What is the rate of the boat in still water and the rate of the current? Give your answer as an integer or decimal number. The rate of the boat in still water is The rate of the current is miles per hour. miles per hour.

A boat travels upstream for 48 miles in 3 hours and returns in 2 hours traveling downstream in a river. What is the rate of the boat in still water and the rate of the current? Give your answer as an integer or decimal number. The rate of the boat in still water is The rate of the current is miles per hour. miles per hour.

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A boat travels upstream for 48 miles in 3 hours and returns in 2 hours traveling downstream in a river. What is the rate of the boat in still water and the rate of the current? Give your answer as an integer or decimal number. The rate of the boat in still water is The rate of the current is miles per hour. miles per hour.
Transcribed Image Text:A boat travels upstream for 48 miles in 3 hours and returns in 2 hours traveling downstream in a river. What is the rate of the boat in still water and the rate of the current? Give your answer as an integer or decimal number. The rate of the boat in still water is The rate of the current is miles per hour. miles per hour.
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