A motorboat is capable of traveling at a speed of 10 miles per hour in still water. On a particular day, it took 30 minutes longer to travel a distance of 12 miles upstream than it took to travel the same distance downstream. What was the rate of current in the stream on that day? The rate of current was mph on that day. GOOD

A motorboat is capable of traveling at a speed of 10 miles per hour in still water. On a particular day, it took 30 minutes longer to travel a distance of 12 miles upstream than it took to travel the same distance downstream. What was the rate of current in the stream on that day? The rate of current was mph on that day. GOOD

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