Question

Jake travels 30 km/h in still water in his motor boat. He used his boat to visit Jane, who lives up the river. If the river flows at a rate of 6 km/h, what was Jake’s average speed when he visited Jane, and returned to his home downstream (in km/h) ?

Answer 1

Answer:

hi Jorden

Its me

Your sister :>

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The average speed should be 18 km/h.

Calculation of the average speed:

Since Jake travels 30 km/h in still water in his motor boat. And, the river flows at a rate of 6 km/h

So here the average speed is

$= (30 + 6)\div 2$

= 18 km/h

We simply added both speeds and then divided by 2

Therefore, The average speed should be 18 km/h.

Learn more about speed here: https://brainly.com/question/24891157