A motorboat traveled 36 miles downstream, with the current, in 1.5 hours. The return trip upstream, against the current, covered the same distance, but took 2 hours. Find the boat's rate in still water and the rate of the current.

A motorboat traveled 36 miles downstream, with the current, in 1.5 hours. The return trip upstream, against the current, covered the same distance, but took 2 hours. Find the boat's rate in still water and the rate of the current.

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A motorboat traveled 36 miles downstream, with the current,
in 1.5 hours. The return trip upstream, against the current,
covered the same distance, but took 2 hours. Find the boat's
rate in still water and the rate of the current.

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