SOLUTION: A paddle boat can move at a speed of 2 ​km/h in still water. The boat is paddled 6 km downstream in a river in the same time it takes to go 3 km upstream. What is the speed o

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Question 1041640: A paddle boat can move at a speed of 2 ​km/h in still water. The boat is paddled 6 km downstream in a river in the same time it takes to go 3 km upstream. What is the speed of the​ river?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) About Me  (Show Source):
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              SPEED        TIME       DISTANCE
DOWNSTREM     2+c          t            6
UPSTREAM      2-c          t            3


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