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 Hannah T. asked • 09/06/17 GEOMETRY PREALGEBRA ALGEBRA

downstream/upstream word problem WORD PROBLEM FRACTIONS

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A boat travels downstream and then travels upstream back to the original starting point. If the total
time going upstream and downstream is 2 hours, nd the exact speed of boat in still water and the
approximate the speed of the boat using 1 decimal place accuracy. Assume the current is 3mph.

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  D = R * T = RT
 
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    distance D = (r+3)*T <--- current speeds up the boat by 3 mph faster; T is the time to get there.
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 2rt = 2r - 6  <--- adds rt to both sides
 
 2rt = 2(r-3)  <--- factors 2 out of right side
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rt = r - 3  <--- divides both sides by 2
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Solving for r:      4.8 (136)

 
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We now have the speed of the boat in still water as a function of time.
 
in order for the rate of speed to be positive, 1-t >0; So 1 > t ---> t < 1
so 0 < t < 1 and cannot be equal to 1 or else division by zero.
and t cannot be equal to zero because getting there in zero time is unreal.
So t = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, .... 0.9 because the directions say 1 digit accuracy.
 
The following table summarizes the possible answers:
 
time t downstream                0.1          0.2           0.3           0.4             0.5          0.6          0.7          0.8          0.9
speed of boat in still water   3.33         3.75        4.29             5                6            7.5          10          15            30
speed upstream                 0.33          0.75        1.29             2                3            4.5           7           12            27
speed downstream              6.33         6.75        7.29             8                9           10.5         13          18            33
time upstream                    1.9            1.8          1.7            1.6             1.5          1.4          1.3          1.2           1.1
distance upstream            0.63            1.35       2.19             3.2            4.5          6.3          9.1          14.4        29.7
distance downstream        0.63            1.35       2.19             3.2            4.5          6.3          9.1          14.4      
 29.7

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