document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=45817>Question 45817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A river has a current of 2 miles per hour.  Billy travels in a canoe 24 miles downstream in the same time it takes to go 16 miles upstream.  Find the speed of the boat in still water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 24/(X+2)=16/(X-2) OR 24(X-2)=16(X+2) OR 24X-48=16X+32 OR 8X=80 OR X=10 MPH IS THE SPEED OF THE BOAT IN STILL WATER. </SPAN>\n" );
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