document.write( "Question 496091: The speed of a stream is 4mph. If a boat travels 44miles downstream in the same time that it takes to travel 22 miles upstream, what is the speed of the boat in still water? \n" ); document.write( "
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Time = dist / speed = 44 / (S+4) = 22 / (S-4)
\n" ); document.write( "22(S+4) = 44(S-4)
\n" ); document.write( "/22 and distribute: S+4 = 2S-8
\n" ); document.write( "S=12 mph
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