document.write( "Question 371972: A fisherman travels downstream at full speed to his favorite fishing spot. The stream is running at a rate of 5 miles per hour, and the trip takes 2 hours to get to the fishing hole. He is surprised, however, to find that the trip takes 6 hours at full speed to get back to the dock when he is finished. How fast will his fishing boat go? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the speed of the fishing boat.
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document.write( "d = r*t  distance the same to and from the fishing hole
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document.write( "The stream is running at a rate of 5 miles per hour****
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document.write( "(x+ 5mph)* 2 = (x - 5mph)*6
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "2x + 10mph = 6x - 30mph
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document.write( "40mph = 4x
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document.write( "10mph = x, the speed of the fishing boat.\r
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "15mph*hr2 = 5mph*6hr \n" );
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