document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=899643>Question 899643</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy can row a boat at a constant rate of 5 mi/hr in still water, as indicated in the figure. He rows upstream for 24 minutes and then rows downstream, returning to his starting point in another 16 minutes. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Find the rate of the current. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  mi/hr \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (b) Find the total distance traveled. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "upstream= 5-x mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "downstream= 5+x mi/hr </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #545528 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=545528\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Uniform Rates for Travel, RT=D for rate, time, distance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "___________________speed_________time____________distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "UP_________________5-x___________24/60=6/15______(5-x)(6/15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DOWN_______________5+x___________16/60=4/15______(5+x)(4/15)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distances up and down are equal.<BR>\n" );
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