document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=39983>Question 39983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It took Canoe A 1.5hrs to travel from Duck Wharf to Buglers Bay. Its rate in still water was 12km/hr but it was going with the current. Canoe B was traveling at 14 km /hr in still water but it was going from Burglers Bay to Duck Wharf and the current was going against it. It took Canoe B 5 hrs to make the trip. What was the rate of the current?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanx </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #25375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=25375\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the speed of the current:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5(12+x)=5(14-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18+1.5x=70-5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5x=52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the speed of the current was 8mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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