[lbo-talk] math problem...

[Shane Mage]

>Sorry, it's driving me crazy. Can anyone help with below.  The 
>equations I came up with don't seem to be right.
>
>Thanks,
>Joanna
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>
>Boat can travel 5 times speed of current.
>It can travel 375 miles downriver in 1 hour more than it takes to 
>travel 225 miles upriver.
>What is speed of boat in still water?
>
>r = speed of current
>t = time
>
>375 = 6r ( t + 1)
>275 = 4r (t)

This is a trick question.  In still water the speed of the current
is....zero.  5 times zero is....zero