Two miles upstream from his starting point, a canoeist passed a log floating in the river's current. After paddling upstream for one more hour, he paddled back and reached his starting point just as the log arrived. Find the speed of the current.
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2006-09-26 15:11:57 · 3 answers · asked by sonia 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Assuming it took him another hour to get back to the log, it took the log 2 hours to reach his starting point.
This gives the log a speed of 1 mph
2006-09-26 15:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by Demiurge42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is 2 miles per hour......the log was 2 miles up stream and made it to the starting point in an hour so the answer would be 2 iles an hour..
2006-09-26 22:18:23 · answer #2 · answered by punkin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do your own homework!!!!!!!
2006-09-26 22:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by ayie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋