these are your clues: 1. kim ran 18 races2. this was four fewer races than twice thenumber, notice it says twice the number, so you would do the equation 18x2-4; which equals the number 32.thus, 32 is your answer.
Aremote-controlled boat can travel at 4 feet per second in calm water. the boat traveled 48 feet with the current, and then it traveled 16 feet against the current in the same amount of time. how fast is the current?