document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263749>Question 263749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	How far upstream can a motorboat travel at 8 mi/hr and still return downstream at 12 mi/hr in a total time of 4 hr?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194365 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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=194365\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is an error in a solution provided by another tutor. The other solution is correct up to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 48 - 12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next we add 12x to each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x = 48 (NOT 16x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing by 20 we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 48/20 = 12/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since x is the amount of time spent traveling upstream it is not the answer to the question. How far you can travel upstream is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x+=+8%2812%2F5%29+=+96%2F5+=+19%261%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x+=+8%2812%2F5%29+=+96%2F5+=+19%261%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles. </SPAN>\n" );
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