document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=419037>Question 419037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of a boat in still water is 5 miles per hour. If the boat travels 3 miles downstream in the same amount of time it takes to travel 1.5 miles upstream, what is the speed 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 #293140 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=293140\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> boat speed	=	5	mph										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "current speed 	=	x	mph										<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed upstream=		5	-	x									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Speed downstream=		5	+	x									<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance upstream=		1.5	miles										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance downstream=		3	miles										<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t=d/r	time upstream = time downstream												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5	/	(	5	-	x	)=	3	/	(	5	+	x	)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5	(	5	+	x	)=	3	( 	5	-x	)			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5	+	1.5	x	=	15	-	3	x 					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3	x	-1.5	x	=	7.5								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5	x	=	7.5										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	1.5												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x 	=	5	mph	boat speed									<BR>\n" );
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