document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228130>Question 228130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a boat travels 24 mi uptream in 3 hrs. it hen takes 3 hrs to go 36 mi downstream. find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "24=r*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=24/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=8 mph. upstream.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=r*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=36/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=12  mph. downstream.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12-8)/2=4/2=2 mph. is the current speed,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-2=10 speed of the boat in still watre.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+2=10 ditto. </SPAN>\n" );
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