document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1045065>Question 1045065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jane took 30min to drive her boat upstream to water-ski at her favorite spot. Coming back in the day, at the same boat speed, to her 20 min. If the current in that part of the river is 7 km per hr, what was her boat speed in still water? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #660472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=660472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let r be Jane's rate in still water. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)/(r+7)=(1/3)/(r-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+7/3=r-7/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2r+14=3r-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=35 kmh. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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