A Boat Travels 39 Miles Up the River in the Same

Multiple Choice

A boat travels 39 miles up the river in the same amount of time it takes to travel 51 miles down the same river. If the current is 2 miles per hour, what is the speed of the boat in still water? d r t Upstream Downstream

A) 12 miles per hour
B) 15 miles per hour
C) 7.5 miles per hour
D) 11 miles per hour
E) 2 miles per hour