document.write( "Question 161397: On a canoe trip, Rita paddled upstream (against the current)at an avrage speed of 2 mi/hr relative to the riverbank. On the return trip down stream (with the current), her average speed was 3 mi/hr. Find Rita's paddling speed in still water and the speed of the river's current. \n" ); document.write( "
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(2+3)/2=5/2=2.5 MPH IS RITA'S SPEED IN STILL WATER. \n" ); document.write( "
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