A boat takes 2 hours to travel 15 miles upriver against the current , if the rate of the boat in still water is 12 miles per hour what is the rate of the current ?

3

step-by-step explanation:

in standard form:

a= dictionaries

b= maps

you have to buy 3 dictionaries, so put a 3 next to the a (dictionaries) so that you can multiply them by each other.

a3+b= 60 (the amount of money you have)

we already know the cost of a=15 so replace a with $15

($15 x 3)+b=60

multiply 15 and 3 to get $45 and replace it with $45

45+b=60

and then replace b with 15 to get the total:

45+15=60

that means you have $15 left after buying 3 dictionaries.

15 divided by the cost of a map ($5) equals 3.

so you can buy 3 maps.

sorry if it was confusing!

step-by-step explanation:

graph using a few selected

x         y

-1       15

0         6

1         2.4

2       0.96

the best estimate is 3 because   8 can only go into 24 3 times