SOLUTION: Fred paddled for 5 hours with a 6km/hr current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of Fred's canoe in still water.
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Question 199340: Fred paddled for 5 hours with a 6km/hr current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of Fred's canoe in still water. Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x = velocity in still water
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Distance = Velocity * Time
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D1 = (x+6) 5 = 5x +30
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D2 = (x-6) 10 = 10x -60
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but D1 = D2
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5x +30 = 10x -60
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90 = 5x
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18 = x
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checking
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(18 +6) * 5 = (18-6) 10
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120 =120,,,,ok
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