document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694674>Question 694674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A canoeist paddled for 4 hours with a 6-km/h current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of the canoe in still water. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #428133 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=428133\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> canoe 	speed	x	km/h									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "current     	speed	6	km/h									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "against currentspeed	x-	6										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "withcurrent 	x+	6										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Against current		10	hours									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with current x+y		4	hours									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance is same.  D=r*t												<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10	(	x	-	6	)	=	4	(	x	+	6	)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10	x	-	60			=	4	x	+	24		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10	x	-	4	x	=		60	+	24			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6	x				=		84					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	6											<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x				=		14	km/h					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "canoe 		=	14	km/h								<BR>\n" );
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