The current in a river is 1.0 meters/second. Britney swims 300 meters against the current. If she normally swims with a speed of 2.0 meters/second in still water, how long does it take her to complete the trip?

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Stormy

27 March, 14:05

The current in a river is 1.0 meters/second. Britney swims 300 meters against the current. If she normally swims with a speed of 2.0 meters/second in still water, how long does it take her to complete the trip?

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Jakayla Huerta · Answer 1

The current is against her, so total speed = her normal speed - current speed in this case it's 1 m/s. This will take her 300 seconds. If the opposing current is 2 m/s, she will be kicking the water, but cannot move forward!