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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don williams uses his small motorboat to go 5 miles upstream to his favorite fishing spot. Against the current, the trip takes 5/12 hour. With the current the trip takes 1/4 hour. How fast can the boat travel in still water? What is the speed of the current?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103823 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5/X=5/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5X=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=60/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=12 MPH GOING UP STREAM.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/Y=1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=20 MPH GOING DOWN STREAM.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(20-12)/2=8/2=4 MPH IN THE SPEED OF THE CURRENT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20-4=16 MPH IS THE SPEED OF THE BOAT IN STILL WATER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=4=16 DITTO. </SPAN>\n" );
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