document.write( "Question 936377: A canoe took 3 hours to travel up stream and 2 hours to travel the same distance down stream. If the distance was 12 miles each way, what was the speed of the current? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #569817 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! RT=D rate, time, distance, basic rule for uniform rates.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "__________________rate___________time____________distance \n" ); document.write( "UP________________r-c____________3________________12 \n" ); document.write( "BACK______________r+c____________2________________12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "UP for upsteam; BACK for downstream. \n" ); document.write( " |