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\n" ); document.write( "The speed of a boat in still water is 10mph. The boat travels 24 miles upstream and back downstream in a total of 5 hours. What is the speed of the current?
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document.write( "It is a typical Upstream and Downstream round trips word problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can find similar fully solved similar problems on upstream and downstream round trips with detailed solutions in the lessons \r\n" );
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document.write( "    - Wind and Current problems \r\n" );
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document.write( "    - More problems on upstream and downstream round trips \r\n" );
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document.write( "    - Selected problems from the archive on the boat floating Upstream and Downstream \r\n" );
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document.write( "Read them attentively and learn how to solve this type of problems once and for all.\r\n" );
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