Question

You row upstream at a speed of 2 mi/h. You travel the same distance

downstream at a speed of 5 mi/h. What would be your rowing speed in still water?
What is the speed of the current?

Answer 1

3.5 m/hr

Explanation:

2 + c = 5 -c c = speed of current

2 c = 3 c = current speed = 1.5 m/hr

your speed = 5 - 1.5 (or 2 + 1.5) = 3.5 m/hr