document.write( "Question 1000200: A paddleboat can move at a speed of 20 km/h in still water. The boat is paddled 6 km downstream in a river in the same time it takes to go 3 km upstream. What is the speed of the river? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #617717 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+r+\" = the speed of the river in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+20+%2B+r+\" = the speed of the paddleboat going downstream in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+20+-+r+\" = th speed of the paddleboat going upstream in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = time in hrs to go upstream or downstream
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\n" ); document.write( "Going downstream:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+6+=+%28+20+%2B+r+%29%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Going upstream:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3+=+%28+20+-+r+%29%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "--------------------
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+6%2F%28+20%2Br+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+3%2F%28+20-r+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "--------------------
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6%2F%28+20%2Br+%29+=+3%2F%28+20-r+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6%2A%28+20-r+%29+=+3%2A%28+20%2Br+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+120+-+6r+=+60+%2B+3r+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+9r+=+60+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r+=+20%2F3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r+=+6.667+\" km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "-------------------
\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+6%2F%28+20%2Br+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+6%2F%28+20%2B6.667+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+t+=+6%2F26.667+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+3%2F%28+20-r+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+3%2F%28+20-6.667+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+3%2F13.333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+6%2F26.667+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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