Question: Fred rafts down a river that has a rectangular cross section. In the first part of the river, which is 8 m across, he is

Fred rafts down a river that has a rectangular cross section. In the first part of the river, which is 8 m across, he is traveling at a rate of \(4\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\) and in the second part of the river he is traveling at a rate of \(1.2\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\). If the river has a constant depth, what is the width of the river in the second part (in m)?
Fred rafts down a river that has a rectangular

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