document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26144>Question 26144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help, I think I know the answer but not sure. George puts his canoe in at St. Louis. He travels for 5 hours camps the night. Then, he travels back upstream to St. Louis in 13 hours. If the rate of the current in the river is 5.5 MPH, how fast was George traveling in still water? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14051 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=14051\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the speed of the boat be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x+5.5)=13(x-5.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+27.5=13x-71.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x=-99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12.375\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the speed of the boat in still water is 12.375MPH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PAUL. </SPAN>\n" );
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