document.write( "Question 897803: A boat can travel 24 miles downstream in 2 hours and can make the return trip in 3 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current?\r
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document.write( "re TY, r = 10mph and r + c = 12mph, so c = 2
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document.write( "D = rt
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document.write( "(r+c)2 = 24
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document.write( "(r-2)3 = 24\r
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document.write( "r + c = 12
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document.write( "r - c = 8
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document.write( "  2r = 20
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document.write( "   r = 10mph and c = 2mph   (r + c = 12)
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