document.write( "Question 159112This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": K&B River Tours offers a river trip that takes passengers from the K&B dock to a small island that is 24 mi away. The passengers spend 1 hr at the island and then return to the K&B dock. If the speed of the boat is 10 mph in calm water and the rate of the current is 2 mph, how long does the trip last? \n" ); document.write( "
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K&B River Tours offers a river trip that takes passengers from the K&B dock to a small island that is 24 mi away.
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\n" ); document.write( "Dock to Island DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 24 mi ; rate = 10+2 ; time = 24/12 = 2 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "The passengers spend 1 hr at the island and then return to the K&B dock.
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\n" ); document.write( "If the speed of the boat is 10 mph in calm water and the rate of the current is 2 mph, how long does the trip last?
\n" ); document.write( "Island to dock DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 24 mi ; rate = 10-2 ; time = 24/8 = 3 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "Total time including the 1 hour on the island is 2 + 1 + 3 = 6 hrs.
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
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