SOLUTION: a canoeist makes a 24-mile trip, traveling with the current, in two hours. traveling against the current, the return trip takes three hours. what is the rate of the current?
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Question 454702: a canoeist makes a 24-mile trip, traveling with the current, in two hours. traveling against the current, the return trip takes three hours. what is the rate of the current?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
24 miles/2 hours=12 mph
24 miles/3 hours=8 mph
12+8/2=10 mph
12-10=10-8=2 mph
The canoe travels 10 mph. The current's rate is 2 mph..
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