document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52500>Question 52500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Junior's boat will go 15 miles per hour in still water.  If he can go 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles upstream, then what is the speed 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 #35046 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=35046\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9/15 = time = 0.6 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/x = 0.6 rate in current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 = 0.6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate with Current: 20mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate without Current: 15mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 - 15 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Current's Speed: 5mph </SPAN>\n" );
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