Gabriel operates riverboat and frequently offers tours of the river. typically, a tour lasts for 3.25 hours. the riverboat ssually takes 2.00 hours to make the 25- mile trip from the dock and 1.25 hours to make the 25/ mile return trip doenstream. gabriel is considering offering a shoorter tour that will last 2/50 hours and travel only 20 miles upstream before returning. will the shorter tour be possible if the riverboat travels at ther same speed as it does in the 3.25- hour tour?

The shorter tour is not possible.

Step-by-step explanation: For this problem, we dont even need to find R and S because we have a lot of information already given to us. On the way up, the boat travels at 25/2mph which translates to 12.5mph. On the way down, the boat travels at 25/1.25mph which translates to 20mph. Since the tour is 20 miles, we can calculate the amount of time that the tour will take.  Time up:20/1,25=1.6 hours. Time down:20/20= 1 hour. When we add those up, we get 2.6 hours which is more than the desired 2.5 hours. That is why the shorter tour is not an option.

its 50 miles away from the starting point