document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1055005>Question 1055005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat takes 3 hrs to go 24 mi upstream against the current. It can go downstream with the current a distance of 48 mi in the same amount of time. Determine the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670202 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670202\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> r the speed of the boat in still water , c the speed of the current <BR>\n" );
document.write( "r - c = 8mph <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24mi%2F3hr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24mi%2F3hr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "r + c = 16mph <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48mi%2F3hr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48mi%2F3hr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2r = 24mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 12mph, the speed of the boat in still water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 4mph, the speed of the current <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12-c+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12-c+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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