document.write( "Question 865567: With the current, you can row 24 miles in 4 hours. Against the same current, you can only row 3/4 of this distance in 6 hours. Find your average velocity in still water and the average velocity of the current.
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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "with the current: 24mi/4hr = 6mph
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document.write( "against the current: 18mi/6hr = 3mph
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document.write( "v + c = 6
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document.write( "v - c = 3
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document.write( "    2v = 9
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document.write( " v = 4.5mph  and c = 1.5mph \n" );
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