Problema Solution
A paddle boat can move at a speed of 24km/h in still water. The boat is paddled 16km downstream in a river in the same time it takes to go 8 km upstream. What is the speed of the river? ------.
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the speed of the river: x
So the equation is
16/(x+24) = 8/(24-x)
So
x = 8
So the speed of the river is 8 km/h