SOLUTION: okay so i need help with solving this: Tim and Mary paddled a canoe 6 miles upstream in 4 hours.The trip back took 3hours.Find the rate at which they paddled in still water??
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Question 380380: okay so i need help with solving this: Tim and Mary paddled a canoe 6 miles upstream in 4 hours.The trip back took 3hours.Find the rate at which they paddled in still water?? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Tim and Mary paddled a canoe 6 miles upstream in 4 hours.The trip back took 3hours.Find the rate at which they paddled in still water??
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distance = 6 miles
time upstream = 4 hours
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speed upstream = 6/4 = 3/2 mph= 1.5 mph
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speed downstream = 6/3 = 2 mph
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(3/2+2)/2
(7/2) /2
7/2 *1/2
= 7/4
=1.75 mph speed in still water
0.25 mph = speed of current.
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