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Solve a distance, rate, and time problem using a system of equations. Paulina swims 5 miles down a creek with a current for 2 hours. It takes her 4 hours to swim the same 5 miles back to her original destination against the same current. Assuming Paulina travels at a constant speed during both trips, what is her speed and the speed of the current?

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          Solve a distance, rate, and time problem using a system of equations.
Paulina swims 5 miles down a creek with a current for 2 hours. It takes her 4 hours to swim the same 5 miles back to her original destination against the same current. 
Assuming Paulina travels at a constant speed during both trips, what is her speed and the speed of the current?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Danielle Fairburn

12/19/2023

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Let \( p \) be Paulina's swimming speed in still water (in miles per hour), and let \( c \) be the speed of the current (in miles per hour). Show more…

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Solve a distance, rate, and time problem using a system of equations. Paulina swims 5 miles down a creek with a current for 2 hours. It takes her 4 hours to swim the same 5 miles back to her original destination against the same current. Assuming Paulina travels at a constant speed during both trips, what is her speed and the speed of the current?