Get if right!! *A raft is drifting from A to B in 6 hours. A motorboat goes
from A to B in 2 hours. If the speed of the raft is 3 mph, find the
speed of the motorboat in still water.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the the distance between A and B, use , where is distance, is rate/speed, and is time.

The raft travels from A to B in 6 hours at a rate of 3 mph. Thus, the distance from A to B must be:

miles.

Since the motorboat travels the same distance in 2 hours, its rate/speed must be:

Because the raft is drifting, the speed of the current must be in the direction of the raft (from A to B). Thus, let the motorboat's speed be :

(3x-8) or (3x+8)

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