document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604214>Question 604214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of a boat in still water is 28 miles per hour. The boat traveled 70 miles downstream in the same amount of time that it took to travel 42 miles upstream. What is the rate of the current of the river? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #381045 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=flame8855><B>flame8855(424)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=flame8855><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=flame8855><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=381045\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let c be the speed of the current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28 +c = 70/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28-c = 42/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56= 112/t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28+c= 70/2 =35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=7mph<BR>\n" );
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