document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176769>Question 176769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I may have already sent this but I was not sure I am having trouble with these word problems.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A motorboat travels 648km in 9 hours going upstream and 588km in 6 hours going downstream. What is the speed of the boat in still water, and what is the speed of the current? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the speed upstread and downstream:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "648km/9hrs = 72 kph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "588km/6hrs = 98 kph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The boat speed is the average of the 2 speeds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(72+98)/2 = 85 kph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The stream speed is the difference:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "98-85 = 13 kph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Boats don't use kph, they use knots. <BR>\n" );
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