document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=272376>Question 272376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a motor boat can travel 15 miles per hour downstream and 9 miles upstream per hour on a certin river. Fint the rate of the current and the rate at which the boat can travel on still water. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #199266 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=199266\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b + c = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b - c = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding equations ___ 2b = 24 ___ b = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ 12 + c = 15 ___ c = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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