document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=589485>Question 589485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a canoe trip, Rita paddled upstream (aginst the current) at an avarage speed of 2mph relative to the riverbank. On the return trip downstream (with the current), her avarage speed was 3mph. Find her speed in still water and the speed of the river's current.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't understand at all how to do these so help ASAP would be great. (ps, we're supposed to use a system of linear equations to solve) Thancks in advance :( </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #374858 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=374858\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> current is .5 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed in still water 2.5 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2+3)/2=5/2=2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-2.5=.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2+.5=2.5<BR>\n" );
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