document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324804>Question 324804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A barge takes 3 hours to move (at a constant speed) downstream for 27 miles, helped by a current of 3 miles per hour. If the barge's engines are set at the same pace, find the time of its return trip against the current. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let B be the barge speed in still water.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the return trip, the current works against you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes 9 hours to make the return trip. </SPAN>\n" );
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