document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=941197>Question 941197</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of a stream is 6 mph. If a boat travels 88 miles downstream in the same time that it takes to travel 44 miles upstream, what is the speed of the boat in still water? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of the boat in still water.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+6)=speed of the boat downstream.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-6)=speed of the boat upstream.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=distance/speed (same for both upstream and downstream)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=88%2F%28x%2B6%29=44%2F%28x-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"88%2F%28x%2B6%29=44%2F%28x-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross-multiply)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88(x-6)=44(x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88x-528=44x+264<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44x=792<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of the boat in still water=18 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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