document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=445757>Question 445757</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A  motorboat  takes  3  hrs  to  travel  144  km  going  upstream  the  return  trip  takes  2  hrs  going  downstream  what  is  the   rate  of  the  boat  in  still  water  and  what  is  the  rate   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 #306994 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=306994\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 144/3 = 48 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144/2 = 72 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The boat's speed is the average (48+72)/2 = 60 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The current is the difference 72 - 60 = 12 km/hr<BR>\n" );
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