SOLUTION: Steve�s canoe goes 14km/hr in still water. He paddled for 2 hours with the current to reach a waterfront bar. Beverly paddled during the return trip against the current and it took

Question 725213: Steve�s canoe goes 14km/hr in still water. He paddled for 2 hours with the current to reach a waterfront bar. Beverly paddled during the return trip against the current and it took 5 hours to get back to where they started. Find the speed of the current.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the speed of the current in km/hr
going against the current the canoe's speed is
km/hr
going with the current the canoe's speed is
km/hr
Let = the one-way distance the canoe travels
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With the current:

Against the current:

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By substitution:

km/hr
check:

km
and

km
OK

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