document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331852>Question 331852</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sail boat travels 20 miles downstream in 3 hours. I returns in 4 hours. Find the speed of the sailboat in still water and the rate of the current.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know its 35/6 for speed and 5/6 but how can I check this out? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I know its 35/6 for speed and 5/6 but how can I check this out?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 miles in 3 hours = 20/3 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 miles in 4 hours = 5 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The boat speed is the average, = 35/6 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The current speed is the difference, = 35/6 - 5 = 5/6 mph<BR>\n" );
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