document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703978>Question 703978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorboat can maintain a constant speed of 38 miles per hour relative to the water. The boat makes a trip upstream to a certain point in 55 minutes; the return trip take 40 minutes. what is the speed of the current? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "D=(38-C)55/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=(44+C)40/60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55(38-C/60=40(44+C)/60 CANCEL OUT THE DENOMINATORS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55(38-C)=40(44+C)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2090-55C=1760+40C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-55C-40C=1760-2090<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-95C=-330<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=-330/-95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=3.47 MPH. FOR THE CURRENT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55(38-3.47)=40(44+3.47)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55*34.53=40*47.47<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1899=1899\r<BR>\n" );
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