document.write( "Question 806723: a barge takes 5 hours to move (at a constant rate) down stream for 55 miles, helped by a current of 3 miles per hour. if the barge's engines are set at the same pace, find the time of its return trip against the current \n" ); document.write( "
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(v+3)*5=55
\n" ); document.write( "v=8 mph
\n" ); document.write( "(8-3)*t=55
\n" ); document.write( "5T=55
\n" ); document.write( "t=11 hrs\r
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