SOLUTION: A canoe going 6 miles upstream in the same time that it takes to travel 10 miles downstream. The current is flowing at 1 mph. Find the rate of the canoe in still water.

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Question 925522: A canoe going 6 miles upstream in the same time that it takes to travel 10 miles downstream. The current is
flowing at 1 mph. Find the rate of the canoe in still water.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A canoe going 6 miles upstream in the same time that it takes to travel 10 miles downstream. The current is flowing at 1 mph.
Find the rate of the canoe in still water.
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Upstream DATA::
distance = 6 miles ; rate = c-1 mph ; time = d/r = 6/(c-1) hrs
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Downstream DATA:
distance = 10 miles ; rate = c+1 mph ; time = d/r = 10/(c+1) hrs
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Equation:
time = time
6/(c-1) = 10/(c+1)
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6c+6 = 10c - 10
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4c = 16
c = 4 mph (speed of the canoe in still water)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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