While on vacation, Kevin went for à swim in a nearby lake. Swimming against the current, it took him 8 minutes to swim 200 meters. Swimming back with the current took half as long. What is his and the lake's current average speed?
1 Answer
Kevin's speed is 37.5 meters per minute. Lake's current has a speed of 12.5 meters per minute.
Explanation:
You have two equations and two unknowns.
Let me assign k as Kevin's speed and c as the speed of current.
When you add these two equations:
Put this value into any equation provided abobe
Kevin's speed (in water) is 37.5 meters per minute and current speed is 12.5 meters per minute.