document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162065>Question 162065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes a boat 4 hours to travel 24 miles down a river and 6 hours to return upstream to its starting point. What is the rate of the current in the river?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119440 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=119440\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 24/4=6 mph downstream.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/6=4 mph upstream.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6-4)/2=2/2=1 is the speed of the current.<BR>\n" );
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