document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=361656>Question 361656</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a mtorboat travels 165km in 3 hours going upstream. It travels 237km going downstream in the same amount of time. what is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258076 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=258076\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b - c = 165/3 = 55\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b + c = 237/3 = 79\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding equations (eliminating c) ___ 2b = 134 ___ b = 67\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ (67) + c = 79 ___ c = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "fast boat and fast current... </SPAN>\n" );
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