document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207967>Question 207967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a canoe trip, Rita paddled upstream (against the current) at an average speed of 2mi/h relative to the riverbank. On the return trip downstream (with the current), her average speed was 3 mi/h. Find Rita's paddling seed in still water and the speed of the river's current. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #157313 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=157313\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> r - c = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r + c = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding equations ___ 2r = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing by 2 ___ r = 2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ 2.5 + c = 3 ___ c = .5 </SPAN>\n" );
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