During the first part of a trip a canoeist travels 26 miles at a certain speed. The canoeist travels 8 miles on the second part of the trip at a speed 5 mph slower. Total time is 3 hours. What was the seed on each part of the trip

Answer 1

time = distance/speed, so

26/s + 8/(s-5) = 3
s = 13

check:
26/13 + 8/8 = 3

Answer 2

it sould be 13 and 8