Keller boat travels 24mph. find the rate of the river if she can travel 6 mi upstream. in the same amount of time she can go 10 mi downstream.

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Answer:
Given that Kellen can travel upstream in the same amount of time she travels downstream, the rate of river will be found as follow:
time=(distance)/(speed)
time taken to travel upstream is:
(24+x)/10
Time taken to travel downstream is:
(24-x)/6
given that the time taken to travel upstream and downstream is the same then:
(24+x)/10=(24-x)/6
6(24+x)=10(24-x)
144+6x=240-10x
6x+10x=240-144
16x=96
x=96/16
x=6 mph


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