document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280396>Question 280396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy swims downstream 0.9 miles in the same amount of time that he can swim 0.6 miles upstream. If the rate of the current is 1.5 mph, how fast can he swim in still water? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(r+1.5)*t=.9 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(r-1.5)*t=.6 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=7.5 mph in still water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=.1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9t=.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6t=.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=.1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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