document.write( "Question 76859: If a boat goes downstream 72 miles in 3 hours and upstream 60 miles in 6 hours, the rate of the river and the rate of the boat in still water respectively are ________? \n" ); document.write( "
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72/3=24 MPH DOWNSTREAM
\n" ); document.write( "60/6=10 MPH UP STREAM
\n" ); document.write( "(24-10)/2=14/2=7 MPH FOR THE CURRENT &
\n" ); document.write( "24-7=17 MPH FOR THE BOAT OR 10+7=17 MPH FOR THE BOAT
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