document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=688336>Question 688336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Mississippi riverboat can travel 60 kilometers downstream in 3 hours and can make the return trip in 5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "60=R*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3R=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=60/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=20 MPH. GOING DOWNSTREAM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60=R*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5R=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=60/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=12 MPH. GOING UPSTREAM.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(20-12)/2=8/2=4 MPH. IS THE CURRENTS SPEED.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20-4=16 MPH IS THE BOATS SPEED<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12+4=16 DITTO.\r<BR>\n" );
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