document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=540735>Question 540735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Going down a river, a boat went 12 km/h. Going up the river, the boat went only 2 km/h. How fast would the boat go if there was no current? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let speed of boat in still water be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "current speed be y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with curent speed = x+y = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "against current speed = x-y =2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add the two equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 speed of boat in still water </SPAN>\n" );
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