document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978813>Question 978813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The rate in which a river flows is measured in miles per hour. If a boat travels at a speed of 15 miles per hour down stream and reaches its destination sooner than expected, explain what effect the current had on the rate of the boat. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "No, it's measured in knots.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If a boat travels at a speed of 15 miles per hour down stream and reaches its destination sooner than expected, explain what effect the current had on the rate of the boat.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did the people not know about the current?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why would they arrive sooner than expected?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is \"the rate of the boat?\"  With respect to what?  The water?  The Earth?  Some other boat?  The people on the boat?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "People who don't know what they're talking about should remain in politics, not try to write math problems.<BR>\n" );
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