document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423469>Question 423469</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Navigation. In 3 sec, Penny walks 24 ft, to the bow (front) of a tugboat. The boat is cruising at a rate of 5 ft/sec. What is Penny’s rate of travel with respect to land?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Her speed wrt to the water is (24/3) + 5 ft/sec = 13 ft/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Her speed wrt to the land is 13 ft/sec ± the current, + or minus depending on the direction of the current. </SPAN>\n" );
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