document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058033>Question 1058033</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a motorboat can travel 15 kph downstream and 9 kph upstream on a certain river. Find the rate of its current and the rate at which the boat can travel in still  water. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the rate at which the boat can travel in still  water.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(15+9)/2 = 12 km/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the rate of its current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 - 12 = 3 km/hr </SPAN>\n" );
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