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22 January, 15:51

It takes a boat five hours to travel upstream. It takes the same boat for hours to travel the same distance downstream. If the current is 1 mph, what is the speed of the boat in Stillwater?

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  1. 22 January, 15:54
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    0.11 kmph

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let distance be LCM (5,4,1) = 20 km

    Upstream speed (US) = 20/5 = 4 kmph

    Downstream speed (DS) = 20/4 = 5 kmph

    Speed of boat = (DS + US) / 2 = (5+4) / 2 = 4.5

    Speed of current = (US - DS) / 2 = (5-4) / 2 = 0.5

    = 0.5 kmph.

    If Boat speed = 4.5, river speed = 0.5 kmph

    If Boat speed = 1, river speed = 0.5/4.5 x 1 = 0.11 kmph
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