document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=913960>Question 913960</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A motorboat can go 14 miles downstream on a river in 20 minutes. It takes 30 minutes for this boat to go back upstream the same 14 miles. Find the speed of the boat. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #554819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=554819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> boat   	speed	=x	mph					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "current     	speed	=y	mph					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "against 	current     	0.5	hours					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with 	current     	  1/ 3	hours					<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance with	current     	14	miles		distance against	current     	14	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=d/r	against	current     	(x-y)					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14.00	/	(	x	-	y	)=	0.50	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.50	x	-	-0.50	y	=	14.00	....................1	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with	current     	(x+y)						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14.00	/	(	x	+	y	)=	0.33	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.33	(	x	+	y	)	=	14.00	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.33	x	+	0.33	y	=	14.00	...............2	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (1) by	0.33							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by	0.50							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get	2.00							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.17	x	+	-0.17	y	=	4.62		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.17	x	+	0.17	y	=	7.00		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.33	x	=	11.62					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	0.33							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x	=	35.04	mph					<BR>\n" );
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