with the current you can canoe 24 miles in 4 hours against t

with the current you can canoe 24 miles in 4 hours. against the same current you can canoe only 3/4 of the distance in 6 hours. find your rate in stil water nd the rate of the current

Solution

Vc = rate of current

V = rate in still water

Using the equation:

Velocity = distance/time

1.

V + Vc = 24/4 = 6 mph

2.

V - Vc = 18/6 = 3 mph

Solving both equation:

V + Vc + V - Vc = 6 + 3

2V = 9

V = your rate in still water = 4.5 miles per hr

V - Vc = 3

Vc = 1.5 miles per hr