Problema Solution

A Paddle boat can move at a speed of 4km/h in still water. The boat is paddled 20km down stream in a river in the same time it takes to go 10km upstream. What is the speed of the river?

The speed of the river is _____km/h.

Answer provided by our tutors

let x be the speed of river

then , x + 4 = 20 / t and 4 - x = 10 / t

4 + x / 4- x = 2

4+x = 8 - 2x

3x = 4

x = 4/3