document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199340>Question 199340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fred paddled for 5 hours with a 6km/hr current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of Fred's canoe 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 #149793 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><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=149793\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let  x  =  velocity  in  still  water<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance  =  Velocity  *  Time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D1 = (x+6) 5 = 5x +30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D2 = (x-6) 10 = 10x -60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but  D1 = D2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x +30 = 10x -60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90 = 5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "checking<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(18 +6) * 5 = (18-6) 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120 =120,,,,ok </SPAN>\n" );
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