document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=530762>Question 530762</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat travels 15 miles upstream and returns. If the boat travels 14 mph in still water, find the speed of the currrent if the total trip takes 2 hours and 20 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #350307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=350307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat travels 15 miles upstream and returns.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If the boat travels 14 mph in still water, find the speed of the current if the total trip takes 2 hours and 20 minutes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let c = the speed of the current<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(14+c) = effective speed downstream<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(14-c) = effective speed upstream<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change 2 hrs 20 min to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation: time = dist/speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Upstream time + downstream time = 2 hrs 20 min<BR>\n" );
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