document.write( "Question 1039754: A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 2 hours.it covers the same distance upstream in 2.5 hours.
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document.write( "The speed of the boat i 18 km/hr.
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document.write( "Find the speed of the water. Also find the distance covered by the boat
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Algebra.Com's Answer #654511 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( "either upstream or downstream in km \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation for going downstream: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "Equation for going upstream: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "--------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "The boat travels 40 km ( one way ) \n" ); document.write( "The speed of the current is 2 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " |