document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251802>Question 251802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ben paddles his kayak along a course on a different river.  Going upstream , it takes him 6 hours to complete the course.  Going down stream it takes him 2 hours to complete the same course.  What is the rate of the current and how long is the course? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183527 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183527\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are several oddities in this word problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, the first sentence confuses things. It states that Ben is paddling on  a different river. Different from what? Then the problem talks about streams. Is it a river or a stream? The same river as the stream or several different streams.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Furthermore, there is not enough info to calculate the rate of the current nor the length of the course.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is a 4 hours difference in going upstream and going downstream. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the current makes a difference of two hours either by adding two hours or reducing it by two hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Without the current, it would probably take him 4 hours each direction all other things being equal.<BR>\n" );
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