Question 356149
a boat goes 14 km/h in still water. The boat is paddled 6 km downstream in a river in the same time it takes to go 3 km upstream. What is the speed of the river?
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speed in still water = 14 km/h
speed of current be x
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speed downstream = x+14
spped upstream = 14-x
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Time = distance /speed
time upstream = 3/(14-x)
speed downstream = 6/x+14
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the times are same
3/(14-x) =6/(x+14)
3(x+14)=6(14-x)
3x+42=84-6x
9x=84-42
3x+6x=42
9x =42
x=4.66 km/h
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