document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=894400>Question 894400</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorboat takes 5 hours to travel 200 mi going upstream. The return trip takes 4 hours going downstream. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The boat's speed is the average of its speed upstream and downstream.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The current is the difference in boat speed and either the up or down stream speed. </SPAN>\n" );
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