document.write( "Question 633217: A tugboat goes 140 miles upstream in 10 hours. The return trip downstream takes 5 hours. What is the speed of the tugboat with out a current and what is the speed of the current?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #398741 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Note: D = rt  OR  r = D/t
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document.write( "  r - c = 14 = 
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document.write( "  r + c = 28 = 
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document.write( "   2r = 42
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document.write( "    r = 21   and c = 7  
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