document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1007654>Question 1007654</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A person rowed their boat downstream for 100 miles and they took 2 hours.  Returning upstream, the trip took 2 hours and 40 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the speed of the water?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Boat speed	speed	=x	mph					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stream	speed	=y	mph					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "against 	stream	2 2/3	hours					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with 	stream	2	hours					<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance with	stream	100	miles		distance against	stream	100	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=d/r	against	stream	(x-y)					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100    	/	(	x	-	y	)=	2 2/3	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 2/3	x	-	-2 2/3	y	=	100    	....................1	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with	stream	(x+y)						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100    	/	(	x	+	y	)=	2    	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2    	(	x	+	y	)	=	100    	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2    	x	+	2    	y	=	100    	...............2	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (1) by	2    							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by	2 2/3							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get	2    							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 1/3	x	+	-5 1/3	y	=	200    		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 1/3	x	+	5 1/3	y	=	267    		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 2/3	x	=	467    					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	10 2/3							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x	=	43 3/4	mph					<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug value of x in (1)				y				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 2/3	x		-2 2/3	y	=	100    		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "116 2/3			-2 2/3	-116 2/3	=	100    		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 2/3	y	=	100    					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 2/3	y	=	-16 2/3	mph				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	y	=	6 1/4					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Boat speed	43 3/4	mph						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stream	6 1/4	mph						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=	50    							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-y=	37 1/2							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100    	/	(	43 3/4	+	6 1/4	)=	2    	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100    	/	(	43 3/4	)-	6 1/4	=	2 2/3	<BR>\n" );
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