Ina Crespo rowed 13.5 miles down the Habashabee River in 1.5 hours, but the return trip took her 4.5 hours. Find the rate Ina rows in still water and the rate of the current.|||Let x be the rate of current.
Let r be her rate in still water
13.5/(r+x)=1.5
13.5 =1.5r+1.5x -------(1)
13.5/(r-x)=4.5
13.5=4.5r-4.5x -------(2)
Solve (1) and (2)
r=6 mph--- Ina's rate in still water
x=3 mph-- rate of current
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