document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249847>Question 249847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a canoe trip, Rita paddled upstream (against the current) at an average speed of 2 mi/h relative to the riverbank. On the return trip downstream (with the current), her average speed was 3 mi/h. Find Rita's paddling speed in still water and the speed of the river's current. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185559 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=185559\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2+3=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/2=2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5 mph in still water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "against the current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-2=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2=.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "current .5 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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