document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=453072>Question 453072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat moves 9 kilometers upstream in the same amount of time it moves 16 kilometers downstream. If the rate of the current is 6 kilometers per hour, find the rate of the boat in still water.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #311318 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=311318\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9/x-6=16/x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x-96=9x+54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=150/7 or 21-3/7.. </SPAN>\n" );
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