document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=459940>Question 459940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I solve this?  I'm 46 and trying to remember algebra...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A sailboat travels 20 miles downstream in 3 hours.  It returns in 4 hrs. Find the speed of the sailboat in still water and 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 #315439 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=315439\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b=boat<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(b+c)=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(b-c)=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=35/6 c=5/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(35/6+5/6)=3*40/6=40/2=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*(35/6-5/6)=4*30/6=4*5=20<BR>\n" );
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