SOLUTION: A kayak can travel 12 miles downstream in 2 hours, while it would take 6 hours to make the same trip upstream. Find the speed of the kayak in still water, as well as the speed of t
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Question 850506: A kayak can travel 12 miles downstream in 2 hours, while it would take 6 hours to make the same trip upstream. Find the speed of the kayak in still water, as well as the speed of the current. Let k represent the speed of the kayak in the still water, and let c represent the speed of the current. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the speed downstream and upstream (d and u)
k = the average of those.
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c = (d - u)/2
