Ivan swam 8 kilometers against the current in the same amount of time it took him to swim 16 kilometers with the current. The ra

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te of the current was 1 kilometer per hour. How fast would Ivan swim if there were no current?

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BigorU [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-10T09:51:14+03:00

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Distance1 * (Ivan's velocity - current velocity) = Distance2 * (Ivan's velocity + current velocity)

16 * (Ivan's velocity - 1) = 8 * (Ivan's velocity + 1)

(16 * Ivan's velocity) - 16 = (8 * Ivan's velocity) +8

8 * Ivan's velocity = 24

Ivan's velocity = 3 kilometers per hour