document.write( "Question 1060060: A boat travels 6 miles upstream in 3 hours. Going downstream, it can travel 24 miles in the same amount of time. Find the speed of the current and the speed of the boat in still water \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "A boat travels 6 miles upstream in 3 hours. Going downstream, it can travel 24 miles in the same amount of time. Find the speed of the current and the speed of the boat in still water
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Average speed upstream: \"matrix%281%2C4%2C+6%2F3%2C+or%2C+2%2C+hours%29\"
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document.write( "Average speed downstream: \"matrix%281%2C4%2C+24%2F3%2C+or%2C+8%2C+hours%29\"
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document.write( "S - C = 2 ------ eq (i)
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document.write( "S + C = 8 ------ eq (ii)
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document.write( "2S = 10 -------- Adding eqs (ii) & (i)
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document.write( "S, or speed in still water = \"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+10%2F2%2C+or%2C+5%2C+mph%29%29\"
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document.write( "Nothing complex....very easy!! \n" );
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