document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=445774>Question 445774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorboat takes two thirds as much time to travel ten miles downstream as it does to travel the same distance upstream. If the rate of the current is 5 mph, find the speed of the motorboat 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 #315073 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=315073\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10/x+5=2/3(10/x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/(x+5)=20/3(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10(3)(x-5)=20(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x-150=20x+100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The motorboat's speed in still water is 25 mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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