Aden decides to swim across a river that is 80 m wide. As he begins to swim the current carries him 60 m downstream. How far did he actually swim?

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Laura Buck

Mathematics

13 October, 14:02

Aden decides to swim across a river that is 80 m wide. As he begins to swim the current carries him 60 m downstream. How far did he actually swim?

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Ciara Strickland · Answer 1

Ciara Strickland 13 October, 14:21

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I think he swam 140m

Kian Lindsey · Answer 2

we dont know

Step-by-step explanation:

when the current started pulling him, he may have stopped swimming and just let the current carry him, or he might have turned back. If he did swim to the other side, he would have only swam a distance or 80 m. But, while the stream would have moved him, he would have moved 140 m.