document.write( "Question 236019: Mark Martin can row upstream at 5mph and downstream at 11mph. If Mark starts rowing upstream until he gets tired and then rows downstream to his starting point, hhow far did Mark row if the entire trip took 4 hours? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #173776 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Write a separate equation for each
\n" ); document.write( "part of the trip
\n" ); document.write( "upstream:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B1%5D+=+r%5B1%5D%2At%5B1%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"d%5B1%5D+=+5%2At%5B1%5D\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "downstream:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B2%5D+=+r%5B2%5D%2At%5B2%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"d%5B2%5D+=+11%2At%5B2%5D\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "also:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B1%5D+=+d%5B2%5D\" (I'll call them both \"d\")
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D+%2B+t%5B2%5D+=+4\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B2%5D+=+4+-+t%5B1%5D\" hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"d+=+5t%5B1%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"d+=+11%2A%284+-+t%5B1%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"d+=+44+-+11t%5B1%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+44+-+11t%5B1%5D+-+5t%5B1%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"11t%5B1%5D+%2B+5t%5B1%5D+=+44\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16t%5B1%5D+=+44\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D+=+2.75\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B2%5D+=+4+-+t%5B1%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B2%5D+=+4+-+2.75\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B2%5D+=+1.25\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"d%5B1%5D+=+5%2At%5B1%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B1%5D+=+5%2A2.75\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B1%5D+=+13.75\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B2%5D+=+11%2At%5B2%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B2%5D+=+11%2A1.25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5B2%5D+=+13.75\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "Both distances are the same, as they should be
\n" ); document.write( "Mark rowed \"13.75+%2B+13.75+=+27.5\" mi
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