Question

In his​ motorboat, Bill Ruhberg travels upstream at top speed to his favorite fishing​ spot, a distance of 224 ​mi, in 4 hr.​ Returning, he finds that the trip​ downstream, still at top​ speed, takes only 3.5 hr. Find the rate of​ Bill's boat and the speed of the current. Let x​ = the rate of the boat in still water and y​ = the rate of the current.what is the rate of the boat and what is the rate of the current

Answer 1

Answer:

x=53760

y=6720

Step-by-step explanation:

speed= distance over time

224*240

x=53760mph

y=210*224= 47040-53760= 6720mph