document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=911888>Question 911888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It takes a couple three hours to row 24 miles with the river current. If it takes them 6 hours to cover the same distance when rowing against the current, find the speed of the river current.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of rowboat in still water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=speed of current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+c=speed of rowboat with current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-c=speed of rowboat against current<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance=travel time*speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+c)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(x-c)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3c=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-6c=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+6c=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-6c=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12c=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of the river current=2 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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