Hailey and Matt paddled a canoe from a dock to their campsite. It took them 3 hours to get from the dock to the campsite while traveling with a 3 mph current in the water. It took them 5 hours to return to the dock against the same current. What was their speed in still water?

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anonymous · Answer

use the distance Formula.

klimenkov · Answer

Let their speed be $x$. Make an equation to find $x$ using this formula:
$\text{speed}=\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}$