SOLUTION: moe can paddle his kayak 6 mph in still water. It takes him the same amount if time to paddle against the current for 5 miles as it does to paddle 10 miles with the current. How fa

Question 1076397: moe can paddle his kayak 6 mph in still water. It takes him the same amount if time to paddle against the current for 5 miles as it does to paddle 10 miles with the current. How fast is the current in that section of the river
Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, josgarithmetic:
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let c be the speed of the current. Then:
5/6-c = 10/6+c
60-10c=30+5c
15c=30
c=2 mph as the speed of the current. ☺☺☺☺
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Solve this equation for c:

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