Sam can paddle a canoe in still water at a speed of 55 meters per minute. If he paddles upstream 135 meters in 3 minutes, what i

Question

Gemiola [76]

4 years ago

6

Sam can paddle a canoe in still water at a speed of 55 meters per minute. If he paddles upstream 135 meters in 3 minutes, what i

s the speed of the current?

Mathematics

1 answer:

choli [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-17T13:39:12+03:00

choli [55]4 years ago

8 0

According to the 55 m/min speed, in 3 minutes, he should have traveled 165 m.
Since he only went 135 m, that means the water moved against him for 30 m. That also happened in 3 min so the water is moving against him at 10m/min.