document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313940>Question 313940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A boat's crew rowed 12 miles downstream, with the current in 2 hours. The return trip upstream against the current covered the same distance but took 3 hours. Find the crew's rowing rate in still water and the rate of the current. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "12=R*2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=12/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=6 MPH WITH THE CURRENT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=R*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=12/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 MPH AGAINST THE CURRENT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6+4)/2=10/2=5 MPH IS THE SPEED OF THE BOAT IN STILL WATER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-5=1 MPH FOR THE CURRENT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-4=1 DITTO.<BR>\n" );
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