Kayden paddled a canoe to an island. the island is 8 miles from the shore. his trip to the island took two hours while paddling against the curretn. he paddles 6 mph with no current. what was the speed of the current

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN: kayden paddled a canoe to an island. the island is miles from the shore. his trip to the island took two hours while paddling against the current. he paddles mph with no current.

TO FIND: what was the speed of the current.

SOLUTION:

distance of island from the shore miles

total time taken by Kayden hours

speed of Kayden in still water

Let the speed of current be

Speed of Kayden against current

As,

Hence speed of current is