Andy is training for a kayak competition between Molokai and Oahu. He knows his speed is 8 mph with no current. During a recent training run in the ocean, it took the same amount of time to travel 12 miles with the current as it did to travel 6 miles against the current. What was the rate of the current that day?
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Andy is training for a kayak competition between Molokai and Oahu. He knows his speed is 8 mph with no current. During a recent training run in the ocean, it took the same amount of time to travel 12 miles with the current as it did to travel 6 miles against the current. What was the rate of the current that day?
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