document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=777196>Question 777196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Current:  It takes a boat 6.5 hours to travel 117 miles upstream against the current if the speed of the current is 5 miles per hour what is the speed of the boat in still water? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of the boat in still water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5=speed of the boat upstream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=distance/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "117/(x-5)=6.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5x-32.5=117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5x=149.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of the boat in still water=23 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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