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A man rowed 30km downstream. it took him 2hrs more time in going back than in going downstream. if the current is 2kph, what is his speed in still water?

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Answered by Steve
since time = distance/speed, if his speed is s, then

30/(s-2) = 2 + 30/(s+2)
s = 8

check:
downstream: 30/10 = 3
upstream: 30/6 = 5
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