Jesse takes a 3-day kayak trip and travels 72 km south from everglades city to a camp area in everglades national park. the trip to the camp area with a 2-km/hr current takes 9 hr less time than the return trip against the current. find the speed that jesse travels in still water.

The speed that Jesse travels in still water is 6 km/hr.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the speed that Jesse travels in still water be 'x'.

Distance = 72 km

The trip to the camp area with a 2-km/hr current takes 9 hr less time than the return trip against the current.

Speed of current = 2 km/hr

According to question, we get that

Hence, the speed that Jesse travels in still water is 6 km/hr.

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