document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956277>Question 956277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat can travel 45 mph in still water. If it travels 265 miles with the current in the same length of time it travels 185 miles against the current what is the speed of the current? Im not sure how to set this equation, help please. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584231 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=584231\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> c=rate of current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "265 miles/45mph+r=185 miles/45mph-r Cross multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(265 miles)(45mph-r)=(185 miles)(45mph+r)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811925mi%5E2%2Fhr%29-%28265rmi%29=%288325mi%5E2%2Fhr%29%2B185rmi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811925mi%5E2%2Fhr%29-%28265rmi%29=%288325mi%5E2%2Fhr%29%2B185rmi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 265r mi to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11925Mi%5E2%2Fhr%29=%288325mi%5E2%2Fhr%29%2B%28450rmi%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11925Mi%5E2%2Fhr%29=%288325mi%5E2%2Fhr%29%2B%28450rmi%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract 8325mi^2/hr from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3600mi%5E2%2Fhr=450rmi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3600mi%5E2%2Fhr=450rmi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide each side by 450 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8mph=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8mph=r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >ANSWER The rate of the current was 8mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "265 miles/45mph+r=185 miles/45mph-r <BR>\n" );
document.write( "265 miles/45mph+8mph=185 miles/45mph-8mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "265 miles/53mph=185 miles/37 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 hours=5 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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