One Day Last Summer, Jim Went Kayaking on the Little

question 180

Multiple Choice

One day last summer, Jim went kayaking on the Little Susitna River in Alaska. Paddling upstream against the current, he traveled 24 miles in 3 hours. Then he turned around and paddled twice as fast downstream and, with the help of the current, traveled 25 miles in 1 hour. Find the rate of the current.

• A) 14 mph
• B) 8 mph
• C) 11 mph
• D) 3 mph

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