document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898218>Question 898218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Meg rowed her boat upstream a distance of 72 miles and then rowed back to the starting point. The total time of the trip was 18 hours. If the rate of the current was 3 mph, find the average speed of the boat relative to the water. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544656 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=544656\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ______________speed________time_______distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "UP____________r-3__________(___)_______72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DOWN__________r+3__________(___)_______72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "______________speed________time_______distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "UP____________r-3__________72/(r-3)_______72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DOWN__________r+3__________72/(r+3)_______72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total_______________________18 </SPAN>\n" );
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