Question

Your friend Claire is driving a jet ski against a 6 mph current for two hours. If the same trip takes her one hour traveling with the current, then calculate the time Claire was traveling in still water. Round the answer to the nearest mph. (sound be a system of equations)

Answer 1

Hmm... I have to think about this one lol.

Answer 2

I don't even know what still water means. Lol. If you can't figure it out its no problem!

Answer 3

Well, in both examples, she is traveling in a current. That means that it is either going to help or hurt your time.

Answer 4

I know d = rt but I'm not sure if I'm trying to find distance in this problem

Answer 5

What we are trying to calculate is the velocity that she would have in still water. With no outside influence of the current upon her.

Answer 6

how would we do that?

Answer 7

It says, system of equations, I am trying to figure out how we could set that up.

Answer 8

@Mertsj

Answer 9

Step 1:

Pick a friend or family member to be the character of your word problem. This friend or family member may do one of the following:

Drive a boat
Drive a jet ski
Step 2:

Select a current speed of the water in mph.

Step 3:

Select the number of hours (be reasonable please) that your friend or family member drove the boat or jets ski against the current speed you chose in step 2.

Step 4:

Select the number of hours that your friend or family member made the same trip with the current (this should be a smaller number, as your friend or family member will be traveling with the current).

Step 5:

Write out the word problem you created and calculate how fast your friend or family member was traveling in still water. Round your answer to the nearest mph.

Answer 10

If it helps, this was the original question, if you will

Answer 11

I am looking forward to this response. Especially from someone smarter than me lol. It will be good I am sure.