document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=877092>Question 877092</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorboat can maintain a constant speed of 50 miles per hour relative to the water. The boat makes a trip upstream to a certain point in 27 minutes; the return trip takes 23 mins. What is the speed of the current?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let c=speed of current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50+c=speed of boat downstream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-c=speed of boat upstream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=travel time*speed (equal for upstream and downstream)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23(50+c)=27(50-c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1150+23c=1350-27c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50c=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of current=4 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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