Question

C. A river cruise boat sailed 120 miles down the Mississippi River for six hours. It took eight
hours to return. Find the rate of the cruise boat in still water and the rate of the current.

Answer 1

1) Gathering the data

Boat sailed 120 miles down

6 hours to go

8 hours to return

2) Since rate is a quotient, then we can write the following for these situations:

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