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20 September, 09:35

Solve these word problems. Explain and show how you got your answer.

1.) A duck can fly 2400 m in 10 min with the wind. Against the wind, it can fly only two thirds of this distance in 10 min. How fast could the duck fly in still air? What is the rate of the wind?

2.) A salmon swims 100 m in 8 min downstream. Upstream, it would take the fish 20 min to swim the same distance. What is the rate of the salmon in still water? What is the rate of the current?

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  1. 20 September, 09:43
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    Number 1. So the duck's OWN speed (if flying without any wind) with the wind behind him is:

    Where x/10 is the wind speed

    The duck's OWN speed (if flying without any wind) with the wind against him is:

    Where x/10 is the wind speed Remember

    So we have two equations that must equal each other since they both represent the duck's speed.

    We need to rearrange to find x

    Add x/10 to both sides and subtract (1600/10 from both sides gives:

    so x must be 400/10 which 40 metres per minute.

    Number 2. let s=salmon and c=current

    upstream __ s-c=100m/20 min __ s-c=5m/min

    downstream __ s+c=100m/8min __ s+c=12.5m/min

    adding the two equations __ s-c + (s+c) = 5+12.5 __ 2s=17.5 __ s=8.75m/min

    substituting __ 8.75+c=12.5 __ c=3.75m/min
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