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Question 750829: If Rita is paddling her canoe upstream against the current at a speed of 2mph and later travels downstream from the current at a speed of 3mph, what is the average speed in still water Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If Rita is paddling her canoe upstream against the current at a speed of 2mph and later travels downstream from the current at a speed of 3mph, what is the average speed in still water
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Upstream Eq::: b - c = 2 mph
Downstream Ea: b + c = 3 mph
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2b = 5
b = 2.5 mph (speed of the boat in still water)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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