SOLUTION: A person is kayaking on a river. His overall speed is 3.1 mile(s) per hour against the current and 7.7 mile(s) per hour with the current.
Find the speed of the current an
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Question 1206050: A person is kayaking on a river. His overall speed is 3.1 mile(s) per hour against the current and 7.7 mile(s) per hour with the current.
Find the speed of the current and the speed the person can paddle in still water.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If choose c for the speed of the current and r for person's kayak speed in absence of the current then:
That system is perfectly ready for using Elimination Method to find r and c.
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