document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=541024>Question 541024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A barge takes 3 hours to go(at a constant rate) downstream 27 miles with a current of 3 miles per hour. If the barge's engines are set up at the same pace, find the time of the return trip against the current.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am completely lost, and do not even know how to set up the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #354009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=354009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> r = d / t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b + c = 27 / 3 ___ b + 3 = 9 ___ b = 6 ___ this is the barge's speed in still water\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = d / r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 27 / (6 - 3) ___ t = 9 ___ the current works against the barge going upstream </SPAN>\n" );
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