SOLUTION: There is no current in the river. Jolene goes at 15 km/h. She takes 40 km to go up the river and 40 to go down the river, and takes a total of 6 hours. What is the speed of the cur

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Question 693640: There is no current in the river. Jolene goes at 15 km/h. She takes 40 km to go up the river and 40 to go down the river, and takes a total of 6 hours. What is the speed of the current?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There is no current in the river. Jolene goes at 15 km/h. She takes 40 km to go up the river and 40 to go down the river, and takes a total of 6 hours. What is the speed of the current?
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Speed = zero per your statement
There is no current in the river.

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