SOLUTION: Garth can row 6 miles per hour in still water, it takes him as long to row 5 miles upstream as to miles downstream. how fast is the current? A) write an expression for the rage wi

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Question 1152438: Garth can row 6 miles per hour in still water, it takes him as long to row 5 miles upstream as to miles downstream. how fast is the current?
A) write an expression for the rage with the current
B) write an expression for the rate against the current
C) write a rational equation you could use to solve this problem
D) solve your equation
Answer by josgarithmetic(39631) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
              SPEED        TIME       DISTANCE

UPSTREAM        6-c        5/(6-c)       5

DOWNSTR         6+c        x/(6+c)       x

A piece of information is missing in the problem description. The question probably expects the two times to be equated, and solve for c.