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A boat goes 24 mph in still water and the rate of the current is t mph. What is the rate of the boat when it travels upstream? What is the rate of the boat when it travels downstream?

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A boat goes 24 mph in still water and the rate of the current is t mph. What is the rate of the boat when it travels upstream? What is the rate of the boat when it travels downstream?

Solution:

      In upstream = 24 - t

       IN downstream = 24 + t