Answer:
The fisherman row 6.4 miles total.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the distance from his starting point to the point he turn around is "d" miles.
Given upstream speed is 2 mph and downstream speed is 8 mph.
We now that time = distance /speed
So the time required to row "d "miles upstream = d/2 hours
The time required to row "d" miles downstream = d/8 hours.
As the entire trip took 2 hours so the equation will be :
d/2 +d/8 = 2
( 4d + d ) /8 = 2
5d = 16
d = 16/ 5 = 3.2 miles
So the fisherman rowed a total of ( 3.2 x 2 ) miles = 6.4 miles.
