document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610710>Question 610710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lusine is on a boat going to an island twelve miles away for a picnic.  The way there, with the current, it takes her 3 hours while the way back, against the current, it takes her 4 hours.  What is the speed of her boat and what is the speed 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 #384539 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=384539\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b + c = 12 / 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b - c = 12 / 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add the equations to find b (c will be eliminated); then substitute back to find c  </SPAN>\n" );
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