Rowing Speed Hank can row a boat 1 mi upstream (against the current) in 24 min

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AoPS · Mathematics · Multi-Variable Linear Equations · Multi-Variable Linear Equations

Problem

51. Rowing Speed Hank can row a boat 1 mi upstream (against the current) in 24 min . He can row the same distance downstream in 13 min . If both the rowing speed and current speed are constant, find Hank's rowing speed and the speed of the current.

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