document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=501524>Question 501524</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alice is an alligator. Her swimming speed is 1.80m/s.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much time is needed for her to swim 200m in a lake?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got this one the equation I used was t=d/r (time=distance/rate). I got 111.1s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is this right?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The next couple of questions build off each other. The one I am currently stuck on is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alice swims 1.80m/s in still water.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alice then swims 200m DOWNSTREAM in a river taking 80s. What is the speed of the current?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried to rearrange and solve the previous equation for (r) since rate is what the unknown is, but ti doesn't come out right I get like 16000s. i need to know what I am doing wrong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need help mainly with comprehension of the question, I need to know what to ask myself to get the equation going. Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338554 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338554\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> speed*time=distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=d/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=200/1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=111 1/9 s.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "st=d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=speed of current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80(1.8+c)=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144+80c=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80c=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=.7m/s<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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