document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208299>Question 208299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of a stream is 3 mph. A boat travels 4 miles upstream in the same time it takes it to travel 10 miles downstream.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the speed of the boat in still water? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "T=D/R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=4/(R-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=10/(R+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/(R-3)=10/(R+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10(R-3)=4(R+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10R-30=4R+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10R-4R=12+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6R=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=42/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=7 MPH IS THE SPEED OF THE BOAT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/(7-4)=10/(7+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/4=10/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=1\r<BR>\n" );
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