document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=548626>Question 548626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fishing boat broke down after traveling 2 hours against a 4 km/hr current. The boat was carried back to its starting point by the current. The whole trip took 5.5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water before the motor failed. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357114 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=357114\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the boat speed be x mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "against current (x-4)mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance traveled before breakdown = 2(x-4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time =2 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-4)/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-4)/4 + 2 = 5.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2(x-4)=3.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-4 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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