An excursion boat takes 1.5 times as long to go 360 miles up a river than to return. If the boat cruises at 15

Question

miles per hour in still water, what is the rate of the current?

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Answer 1

Depends on the wind, current of the river if there is a tide to change the speed of the water flow> Rivers are a you guess as it at 15mph and your in a 5 mph current your only moving 10 mph give or take> Take a GPS an you will know><

Answer 2

try your text book and the tutoring center at your school...

Answer 3

I cannot believe the previous answers!

The length of the river is irrelevant. It's all down to the speed of the river.

If the boat is traveling at 15mph from A to B for 1.5 hours it will travel 22.5miles in still water. If it travels 15mph from B to A for 1hour it will travel 15 miles. Therefore the speed of the river is 7.5 mph (the difference between 22.5 and 15).

Also doesn't matter if it's fresh water, sea water, mercury, a river of liquid nitrogen.  

Hope this helps Bigpathome.

Answer 4

It's called coastal navigation,done with your local coast guard or sea watch or the RNLI It works in multiples of 5.

Answer 5

maybe they are against the tide thats why its longer

Answer 6

Depends if it fresh water or saltwater as they have different densities. I just go however fast I go and drink Beer or Margaritas and get there when I do. I guess there some technical to figure this, but, most the people I know not worry about math on a boat. Sorry this the best I can do.