Keith swam 4 kilometers against the current in the same amount of time it took him to swim 12 kilometers with the current. The rate of the current was 2 kilometers per hour. How…

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Ilyasbbu · Answer 1 · 2023-05-27T20:49:11+0000

Let the rate he swam with no current be

The rate against the current will be

$=(x-2)km\text{ /hr}$

The rate with the current will be

Given that the rate of the current is

$2\operatorname{km}\text{ /hr}$

The distance swam against the current is

$=4\operatorname{km}$

The distance swam with the current is