Rational Equations Word Problem

What table best represents the information of this scenario?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

What rational equation represents this scenario?

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.2

After getting rid of the denominator, what simplified equation should you get?

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What is the value of s?

• 166.3

• ±4.5

• ±18.2

• ±19.3

• 10

What is the most complete and correct answer to this question?

• The speed of the current of the river was approximately 4.5.

• The speed of the current of the river was approximately 4.5 miles per hour.

• The speed of the current of the river was 4.5 miles per hour.

  -4.5 is an extraneous solution.

• The speed of the current of the river was approximately 4.5 kilometers per hour.

  -4.5 is an extraneous solution because speed can't be negative.

• The speed of the current of the river was 4.5 kilometers per hour.

  -4.5 is an extraneous solution because speed can't be negative.

The riverboat traveled east upstream at a total rate of _____ kilometers per hour.

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

The riverboat took _____ hours to travel east upstream.

(round to the nearest tenth - one decimal place)

The riverboat traveled west downstream at a total rate of _____ kilometers per hour.

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

The riverboat took _____ hours to travel west downstream.

(round to the nearest tenth - one decimal place)

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1