document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=581785>Question 581785</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> IT took 3 hours to row a boat 18 km against the current. The return trip with the current took1 1/2 hours. Find the speed of the rowboat in still water.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "18/3 = 6 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18/1.5 = 12 km/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boat's speed is the avg = (6 + 12)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 9 km/hr<BR>\n" );
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