A boat and a boat departed from the two piers at the same time towards each other.

A boat and a boat departed from the two piers at the same time towards each other. Before the meeting, the boat covered 48 km, and the boat covered 24 km.

First, let’s supplement the task with the missing data:

“What is the speed of the boat if the speed of the boat was 8 km / h?”

Now let’s determine how long it took the boat to travel if, according to the condition of the problem, it covered the distance of 24 kilometers:

S = V * T, where V is speed, T is time.

T = S / V

24/8 = 3 hours.

Next, we find the speed at which the boat was sailing, if, according to the condition of the task, it is known that it traveled a distance of 48 km:

S = V * T, where V is speed, T is time.

V = S / T

48/3 = 18 km / h.

Answer: the speed of the boat is 18 km / h.