Question

You are in a canoe going downstream (with the current). If the current is traveling 5mi/hr, and you are rowing 12 mi/hr, what is the velocity of the canoe

Answer 1

Answer:

The velocity of the canoe is 7 mi/hr.

Explanation:

Given that,

Speed of current, $v_c=5\ mi/h$

Speed of the person, $v_p=12\ mi/h$

We need to find the velocity of the canoe. Here, the person is going downstream with the current. So, the velocity of canoe is given by :

$v=v_p-v_c\\\\v=12-5\\\\v=7\ mi/hr$

So, the velocity of the canoe is 7 mi/hr. Hence, this is the required solution.