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A barge travels along a river between Metro City and Smithport, which are 65 miles apart. The speed of the current is 1.6 mph. If the barge can make the downstream trip in 6.2 hours less than it can travel the upstream trip, then what is the barge's speed in still water? Round your answer to one decimal place. Show your work here:

A barge travels along a river between Metro City and Smithport, which are 65 miles apart. The speed of the current is 1.6 mph. If the barge can make the downstream trip in 6.2 hours less than it can travel the upstream trip, then what is the barge's speed in still water? Round your answer to one decimal place. Show your work here:

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
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10) Solve the problem. Write out your check and write your answer in complete sentence form including correct units. A barge travels along a river between Metro City and Smithport, which are 65 miles apart. The speed of the current is 1.6 mph. If the barge can make the downstream trip in 6.2 hours less than it can travel the upstream trip, then what is the barge's speed in still water? Round your answer to one decimal place. Show your work here: Write your sentence answer here using correct units: Write out your check here using the information from the original wording of the problem. Do not check by using your equation because that could be incorrect:
Transcribed Image Text:10) Solve the problem. Write out your check and write your answer in complete sentence form including correct units. A barge travels along a river between Metro City and Smithport, which are 65 miles apart. The speed of the current is 1.6 mph. If the barge can make the downstream trip in 6.2 hours less than it can travel the upstream trip, then what is the barge's speed in still water? Round your answer to one decimal place. Show your work here: Write your sentence answer here using correct units: Write out your check here using the information from the original wording of the problem. Do not check by using your equation because that could be incorrect:
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