A rowing team rows 24 miles upstream and then immediately returns 24 miles downstream…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

A rowing team rows 24 miles upstream and then immediately returns 24 miles downstream to their starting point. The entire round trip takes exactly 5 hours. If the speed of the river's current is 2 mph, what is the rowing team's speed in still water?

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