SOLUTION: A canoeist paddled for 4 hours with a 6-km/h current to reach a campsite. The return against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of the canoe in still water.
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Question 188932: A canoeist paddled for 4 hours with a 6-km/h current to reach a campsite. The return against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of the canoe in still water. Answer by jonvaliente(64) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x=speed of the canoe in still water
x+6 = speed of the canoe going to the campsite
x-6 = speed of the canoe returning from the campsite
Since distance=speed * time,
(x+6)*4=(x-6)*10
4x+24 = 10x-60
24+60=10x-4x
84=6x
x=14
The canoe travesl at 14kph in still water
