SOLUTION: A canoeist paddled for 4 hours with a 6-km/h current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of the canoe in still water.
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Question 694674: A canoeist paddled for 4 hours with a 6-km/h current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of the canoe in still water. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! canoe speed x km/h
current speed 6 km/h
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against currentspeed x- 6
withcurrent x+ 6
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Against current 10 hours
with current x+y 4 hours
Distance is same. D=r*t
10 ( x - 6 ) = 4 ( x + 6 )
10 x - 60 = 4 x + 24
10 x - 4 x = 60 + 24
6 x = 84
/ 6
x = 14 km/h
canoe = 14 km/h
