SOLUTION: A paddler of a canoe can row at a rate of seven miles per hour in calm water. However she is rowing in a river with a current, and with that current she can row 18 miles per hour.

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Question 629052: A paddler of a canoe can row at a rate of seven miles per hour in calm water. However she is rowing in a river with a current, and with that current she can row 18 miles per hour. How fast is the current in the river?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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The current speeds her up by 11 mph, since 18mph - 7mph = 11mph.
So the current is 11mph