document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=625139>Question 625139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a tugboat goes 180 miles upstream in 10 hours. The return trip downstream takes 5 hours.  Find the speed of the tugboat without a current and the speed of the current.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the spead of the tugboat is ____mph, and the speed of the surrent is  ___mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify your answer </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #393327 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=393327\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a tugboat goes 180 miles upstream in 10 hours. The return trip downstream takes 5 hours.  Find the speed of the tugboat without a current and the speed of the current.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boat's speed is the average of the upstream and d/stream speeds.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The current is the difference between the boat's speed and either up or d/stream speed. </SPAN>\n" );
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