With the​ current, you can canoe 88 miles in 4 hours. Against the same​ current, you can canoe only 3 4 of this distance in 6 hours. Find your rate in still water and the rate of the current.

Answer 1

d=rt

88 = 4(b+c)= 4b+4c

(3/4)88= 66= 6(b-c)

11=b-c

44=4b-4c

88=4b+4c

44=4b-4c

add

8b= 132

b= 132/8 = 16 1/2 mph = canoe speed in still water

66=6(16.5)-6c

11= 16.5 -c

c = 5.5 mph = current speed

88 = 4(16.5+5.5) =4(22

66 = 6(16.5-5.5) = 6(11)