document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1002557>Question 1002557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alvin paddled for 5 hours with a 5 km/hour current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 10 hours. Find the speed of Alvin’s canoe without a current. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of Alvin’s canoe without a current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+5)=speed of canoe with the current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5)=speed of canoe against the current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time*speed=distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x+5)=10(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+25=10x-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed of Alvin’s canoe without a current=15km/hr </SPAN>\n" );
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