SOLUTION: Sam can row 4km per hour in still water. It takes as long to tow 8km upstream as 24km downstream. How fast is the current?

Question 1194917: Sam can row 4km per hour in still water. It takes as long to tow 8km upstream as 24km downstream. How fast is the current?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

                   SPEEDS      TIMES      DISTANCES
UPSTR              4-c          x          8
DOWNSTR            4+c          x         24

You can figure out what to do next and to finish.

The current, c, is flowing 2 kilometers per hour.

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