document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990365>Question 990365</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat leaves New Orleans and travels upstream on the Mississippi River for 4 hours. The return trip takes only 2.8 hours because the boat travels 3 miles per hour faster downstream due to the current. How far does the boat travel upstream? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 2.8(x + 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 2.8x + 8.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 2.8x = 8.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.2x = 8.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.2x/1.2 = 8.4/1.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 7 miles upstream\r<BR>\n" );
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