Question

A swimmer heading directly across a river that is 200 m wide reaches the opposite bank in 6 min 40 s. During this swim, she is swept downstream 480 m. How fast can she swim in still water

Answer 1

The speed of the swimmer in stil water is 0.5 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

total time taken to swim across = 6 mins 40 s = (6 x 60s) + 40 s = 400 s

width of the river, = 200 m

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