document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=608285>Question 608285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motor boat traveled 12 miles with the current, turned around, and returned 12 miles against the current to its starting point. The trip with the current took 2 hours and the trip against took 3 hours. Find the speed of the boat and the speed of the current. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "12/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 miles per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of the current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the boat against the current 12/3 = 4 miles per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 - 4 = 2 miles per hour is the speed of the current </SPAN>\n" );
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