Swimming downstream a swimmer can cover o.5 mile in 10 minutes it takes the swimmer 30 minutes to swim back up the stream find the speed of the swimmer in still water and the speed of the current

The speed of the current is miles/min

The speed of the swimmer is miles/min

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume

speed of the current is x miles /min

speed of the swimmer is y miles/min

Swimming downstream a swimmer can cover o.5 mile in 10 minutes

so, we get equation as

it takes the swimmer 30 minutes to swim back up

so, we get equation as

So, we get system of equations as

we can add both equations

and we get

So,

The speed of the current is miles/min

The speed of the swimmer is miles/min

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