document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29569>Question 29569</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of a boat in still water is 16 mph.  The boat traveled the same distance downstream in 9 minutes that it traveled upstream in 15 minutes.  Find the speed of the current.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16343 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=16343\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the speed of the current be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 minutes = 0.15hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 minutes = 0.25 hors<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color = green>0.15(16+x)=0.25(15-x)</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4+0.15x=4-0.25x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.6=-0.4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color = grey> Hence, the speed of the current is 4mph.</font><BR>\n" );
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