A camper paddles a canoe from a campsite to a point downstream, and then back upstream to the campsite. The camper travels 6mph downstream, and 2mph upstream, the entire trip took 8hrs.

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Solve, and clearly explain your reasoning

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Part A.
 Write an equation to determine how many miles the campsite the camper traveled.

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* to determine how many miles from the campsite the camper travled

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Ok, first you know that the camper would have traveled 2 hours downstream and 6 hours upstream.

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This is because it took the camper three times as long to travel upstream as downstream.  Make sense?

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ya

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so what is the equation

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Write an equation using this:  The camper traveled 2 hours downstream at 6mph.  The camper traveled 6 hours upstream at 2mph.  You know the answer would be 24 miles overall, so write an equation based on that.