document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=594933>Question 594933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorboat travels 114 miles in 2 hours going upstream. It travels 170 miles  going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #376974 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=376974\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b - c = 114 / 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b + c = 170 / 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding the equations will eliminate c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for b, then substitute back to find c </SPAN>\n" );
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