Stephan can paddle his kayak 5 miles per hour in still water. It takes him as long to paddle 16 miles upstream as it takes him to travel 24 miles downstream. Determine the speed of the rivers current.

Question

Use the variable c to represent the speed of the rivers current in miles per hour

Answer 1

Distance/rate = time

24/(5+C)=16/(5-C)

You should be able to solve it from here!