document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=404102>Question 404102</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Going down the river a boat went 11 mph. Going up the river it only went 3 mph. What is the speed of the current? How fast would the boat go if there were no current? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Going up the river it only went 3 mph. What is the speed of the current? How fast would the boat go if there were no current?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = speed in still water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let c = speed of the current<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two equations, use elimination here<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + c = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s - c =  3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------------Addition eliminates c find s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 7 mph in still water<BR>\n" );
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