Question

Help my paper says to do this... ill make it clear now lol sorry mods:)
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.

Answer 1

Well, we know that when you are traveling downstream, the boat and the river are both moving in the same direction, therefor the speed would be the addition of the boat speed and the stream speed. When the boat is traveling upstream the stream speed must be subtracted from the boat speed. The distance traveled downstream must equal the distance traveled back upstream (because you want to land back where you started. The distance would be given by the speed multiplied by the time.

Answer 2

So let x = the boat speed and y = the stream speed. Can you write an equation for how far the boat would have traveled downstream in 2 hours at a speed of 6 mph?

Answer 3

no im dumb lol

Answer 4

Are you supposed to write an equation on how far the boat traveled or are you supposed to determine the speed of the boat in calm water and the speed of the stream current?

Answer 5

Write an equation to determine how many miles from the campsite the camper travled

Answer 6

Okay. Forget the x and y thing I was saying above. The distance the boat traveled downstream can be calculated by the speed downstream (6 mph) multiplied by the time the boat traveled downstream(2 hours). Can you write that equation?

Answer 7

D=6x*T=2

Answer 8

idk

Answer 9

do u know how to lol

Answer 10

Close. Distance = speed X time. Distance traveled downstream = 6 mph X 2 hour = ? So what would the equation be for the distance traveled upstream?

Answer 11

D=speed*time
D=2mph*8hrs

Answer 12

rite?

Answer 13

Right, except the time is 6 hours....I assume that you just wrote that wrong. So the equation that would give the total distance that the camper traveled would be given by: Total distance=distance traveled downstream plus distance traveled upstream/ Can you write that equation?

Answer 14

no

Answer 15

soo; 8hrs=6miles+2mph

Answer 16

Total distance traveled = (speed traveled downstream) X (time traveled downstream) + (speed traveled upstream) X (time traveled upstream)

Answer 17

so im correct

Answer 18

TDT=6mph*8hrs+2mph*8hrs

Answer 19

\[D=2{ hr} \times 6{ mph} + 6 hr \times 2 mph \]

Answer 20

Part B what is the total distance the camper travled?

Answer 21

24m miles travled

Answer 22

The total distance traveled is given by the equation we developed. So, just solve the equation.\[D=2(6)+6(2)=?\]

Answer 23

Right.

Answer 24

tnx

Answer 25

You're welcome.