document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=302482>Question 302482</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cruise boat travels 48 miles downriver in 4 hours and returns to its starting point upriver in 12 hours. Find the speed of the river. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "48/4 = 12 mph downstream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48/12 = 4 mph upstream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of the boat is the average (12+4)/2 = 8 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The current speed is the difference 12-8 = 4 mph<BR>\n" );
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