Question 540712
paddling with a current a canoeist can travel 48 miles in 3 hours. against the current he takes 4 hours to travel the same distance. find the rate of the canoeist in still water and the rate of the current
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48/3 = 16 mi/hr
48/4 = 12 mi/hr
The canoe's speed is the average = (16+12)/2 = 14 mi/hr
The current is the difference = 16 - 14 = 2 mi/hr