SOLUTION: A kayak can travel 32 miles downstream in 4 ​hours, while it would take 8 hours to make the same trip upstream. Find the speed of the kayak in still​ water, as well as
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Question 1129053: A kayak can travel 32 miles downstream in 4 hours, while it would take 8 hours to make the same trip upstream. Find the speed of the kayak in still water, as well as the speed of the current. Let k represent the speed of the kayak in still water, and let c represent the speed of the current. Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! k + c is 32 mi/4 hr=8 mi/hr
k - c is 32 mi/8 hr=4 mi/hr
add them
2 k =12 mi/hr
speed in still water is 6 mi/hr
current is 2 mi/hr
