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29 February, 14:32

Kareem swam 4 kilometers against the current in the same amount of time it took him to swim 16 km with the current. The rate of the current was 3 km/h how fast word Kareem swim if there is no current?

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  1. 29 February, 14:41
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    Let the speed of Kareem be x km/h

    since time=distance/speed

    then:

    Time taken to swim 16km will be:

    16 / (x+3)

    Time taken to swim 4km will be:

    4 / (x-3)

    thus

    16 / (x+3) = 4 / (x-3)

    16 (x-3) = 4 (x+3)

    16x-48=4x+12

    16x-4x=12+48

    20x=60

    x=60/20

    x=3 km/h
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