document.write( "Question 1107040: Dan and cheryl paddled their canoe 40 mi in 5 hr with the current and 16 mi in 8 hr against the current. Find the speed of the current and the speed of the canoe in still water. \n" ); document.write( "
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r, canoe speed if no current
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "More time against current than with current, for the same distance\r
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