document.write( "Question 979633: A river flows at f mph. How far does a boat travel in x hrs if its speed in still water would have been y mph? \n" ); document.write( "
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A river flows at f mph.
\n" ); document.write( " How far does a boat travel in x hrs if its speed in still water would have been y mph?
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\n" ); document.write( "That depends on whether you are sailing upstream or downstream
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\n" ); document.write( "Dist = time * effective speed
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\n" ); document.write( "x(y-f) upstream
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\n" ); document.write( "x(y+f) downstream
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