document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=229358>Question 229358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the following motion problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the Mississippi River near New Orleans, the Creole Queen paddleboat travels 6 miles upstream (against the current) in the same amount of time it travels 12 miles downstream (with the current). If the current of the river is 3 miles per hour, determine the speed of the Creole Queen in still water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I came up with 1 mile per hour. I checked and it is not the correct answer. I made a table for RT=D but I did not understand where to plug in the figures given. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170084 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=170084\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> D=RT OR T=D/R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=6/(R-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=12/(R+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/(R-3)=12/(R+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12(R-3)=6(R+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12R-36=6R+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12R-6R=18+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6R=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=54/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=9 MPH. IS THE SPEED OF THE BOAT IN STILL WATER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/(9-3)=12/(9+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/6=12/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=1<BR>\n" );
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