A river is flowing at the rate of 1.5 miles an hour when a boy rows across it. Find the resulting speed of the boat if the boy rows at a still-water speed of 2.6 miles per hour and heads the boat perpendicular to the direction of the current.

1 mph

2 mph

3 mph

5 mph

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Tripp York

21 April, 22:25

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Ayaan Barnett 22 April, 00:30

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A river is flowing at the rate of 1.5 miles an hour when a boy rows across it. Find the resulting speed of the boat if the boy rows at a still-water speed of 2.6 miles per hour and heads the boat perpendicular to the direction of the current.1 mph2 mph3 mph5 mph