document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885906>Question 885906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cruise ship can sail 30 mph in calm water. Sailing with the Gulf Stream, the ship can sail 245 mi in the same amount of time it takes to sail 175 mi against the Gulf Stream. Find the rate of the Gulf Stream. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=rate of speed of Gulf Stream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30+x=rate of speed of cruise ship sailing with the Gulf Stream.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30-x=rate of speed of cruise ship sailing against the Gulf Stream<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=distance/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "175(30+x)=245(30-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5250+175x=7350-245x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "420x=2100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of speed of Gulf Stream=5 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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