SOLUTION: Sam can row 4km per hour in still water. It takes as long to tow 8km upstream as 24km downstream. How fast is the current?

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Question 1194917: Sam can row 4km per hour in still water. It takes as long to tow 8km upstream as 24km downstream. How fast is the current?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
                   SPEEDS      TIMES      DISTANCES
UPSTR              4-c          x          8
DOWNSTR            4+c          x         24

x=x
You can figure out what to do next and to finish.


The current, c, is flowing 2 kilometers per hour.


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