document.write( "Question 1185907: A boat travels 20 km/h in still water. If this boat goes upstream in a river flowing at a rate of 6 km/h for 10 km, and then returns back downstream to its starting point, what is the average speed for the whole trip in km/h? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #816762 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Upstream \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Downstream \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Average speed of whole round-trip: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify and compute.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " SPEEDS TIMES DISTANCES\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "upstream 20-6 10/(20-6) 10\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "downstream 20+6 10/(20+6) 10\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "TOTALS 10/(20-6)+10/(20+6) 2*10\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Average Speed, round-trip\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |