Question

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?

Answer 1

use the distance Formula.

Answer 2

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