Two boats, their own speeds of 32.5 km / h and located on the river at a distance of 180 km, move towards each other

Two boats, their own speeds of 32.5 km / h and located on the river at a distance of 180 km, move towards each other. What is the distance between them in 1 hour if the current speed is 2.6 km / h?

Since the boats are moving towards each other, one of them goes along the river, and the other goes against the current.

1) Let’s calculate the speed of the boat going along the river:

32.5 + 2.6 = 35.1 km / h.

2) Determine the speed of the boat moving against the stream of the river:

32.5 – 2.6 = 29.9 km / h.

3) Let’s find the speed of approach of boats:

35.1 + 29.9 = 65 km / h.

This means that in one hour the boats will approach each other by 65 km.

4) Let’s calculate what the distance between them will be in an hour, if initially it was equal to 180 km:

180 – 65 = 115 km.

Answer: 115 km.