document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262649>Question 262649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy can row a boat at a constant rate of 5 mi/hr in still water, as indicated in the figure. He rows upstream for 15 minutes and then rows downstream, returning to his starting point in another 10 minutes. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find the rate of the current. mi/hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) Find the total distance traveled. mi  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193466 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193466\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy can row a boat at a constant rate of 5 mi/hr in still water, as indicated in the figure. He rows upstream for 15 minutes and then rows downstream, returning to his starting point in another 10 minutes. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find the rate of the current. mi/hr\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) Find the total distance traveled. mi\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the distance be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The speed upstream will be 5-x mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance traveled =1/4  *(5-x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The downstream speed will be 5+x mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance traveled = 1/6*(5+x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4*  (5-x)= 1/6(5+x) ( distance traveled is the same)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30-6x=20+4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 1 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D= speed * time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Upstream = 4 *1/4 hr = 1 mile\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance traveled = 1+1 = 2 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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