document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=852414>Question 852414</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is another headache for me!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A motorboat maintained a constant speed of 20 miles per hr relative to the water in going 24 miles upstream and the returning. The total time for the trip is 2.5 hours. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use this information to find the speed of the current.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help. I really need an answer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #513343 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=513343\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This part of your description is bad:  \"a constant speed of 20 miles per hr relative to the water\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The trip distance is also not perfectly clear; I'm assuming as 24 miles in either direction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try to put data into a table.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "__________________speed________time_______distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Upstream__________20-c_________(___)______24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Downstream________20+c_________(___)______24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL__________________________2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Uniform rate for travel follows <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=RT=D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"RT=D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so fill the time information as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T=D%2FR ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T=D%2FR\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "__________________speed________time_______distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Upstream__________20-c_________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2F%2820-c%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2F%2820-c%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >______24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Downstream________20+c_________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24%2F%2820%2Bc%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24%2F%2820%2Bc%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >______24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL__________________________2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The time sum equation has only the variable, c as unknown.  That is the speed of the current of the river.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOLVING THE EQUATION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD is (20-c)(20+c).<BR>\n" );
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