document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995281>Question 995281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a canoeist goes upstream at the rate of 8 miles per hour. he returns downstream at the rate of 12 Miles per hour . If the round trip takes 5 hours, how far upstream did he go? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "upstream DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 8 mph ; distance = x miles ; time = d/r = x/8 hrs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "downstream DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 12 mph ; distance = x miles; time = d/r = x/12 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time + time = 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/8 + x/12 = 5 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x + 8x = 5*8*12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20x = 480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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