SOLUTION: A canoe covers a distance of 40 miles downstream in 6 hours. Returning upstream, it takes the canoe three times as long to cover 3/5 the distance. Find the rate of the current and
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Question 603473: A canoe covers a distance of 40 miles downstream in 6 hours. Returning upstream, it takes the canoe three times as long to cover 3/5 the distance. Find the rate of the current and the rate of the canoe in still water.
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let s=rate of stream (current) and c=rate of canoe
going downstream, the rates add ___ going upstream, the current is subtracted from the canoe
___ the calculations are in miles and hours
r = d / t
down ___ c + s = 40 / 6 = 20/3
up ___ c - s = [(3/5) * 40] / (3 * 6) = 4/3
adding the equations (eliminating s) ___ 2c = 24/3 ___ c = 4 mph
substituting (to find s) ___ (4) + s = 20/3 ___ s = 20/3 - 12/3 = 8/3 mph
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