document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=499411>Question 499411</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes a boat 6.5 hours to travel 117miles upstream against the current. If the speed of the current is 5mph, what is the speed 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 #337660 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=337660\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of the boat going upstream (against the current) = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "s -c : the speed in still water - the speed of the current<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = rt is the distance equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 117 (given)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 6.5 hr (given)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 5 mph (given)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the knows (givens):<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "117 = (s-5)*6.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 6.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 = (s-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 = s -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 5 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23 = s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The speed of the boat in still water is 23.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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