document.write( "Question 1039754: A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 2 hours.it covers the same distance upstream in 2.5 hours.
\n" ); document.write( "The speed of the boat i 18 km/hr.
\n" ); 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)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = distance boat covers going
\n" ); document.write( "either upstream or downstream in km
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+c+\" = the speed of the current in km/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for going downstream:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+%28+18+%2B+c+%29%2A2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation for going upstream:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+%28+18+-+c+%29%2A2.5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+36+%2B+2c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+-+2c+=+36+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+45+-+2.5c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+%2B+2.5c+=+45+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+%2B+2.5c+=+45+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-d+%2B+2c+=+-36+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+4.5c+=+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+2+\" km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+%28+18+%2B+c+%29%2A2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+20%2A2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+40+\" km
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\n" ); document.write( "The boat travels 40 km ( one way )
\n" ); document.write( "The speed of the current is 2 km/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+%28+18+-+c+%29%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+%28+18+-+2+%29%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+16%2A2.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+40+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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