document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=964489>Question 964489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorboat travels 49 miles upstream in the same time it takes to travel 77 miles downstream.  What is the speed of the current, w? Use the Elimination Method to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have put this together but I am unable to figure out how to do it (I know I am wrong/missing something)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R+D=T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R+49 = R+77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R - R = 28 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      = 28mph    (but this leaves 'nothing' on the left side of the equals sign) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A motorboat travels 49 miles upstream in the same time it takes to travel 77 miles downstream.  What is the speed of the current, w? Use the Elimination Method to solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Speed of current (w): <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%281%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%281%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FYI: Speed of boat: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%284.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%284.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mph </SPAN>\n" );
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