document.write( "Question 1069227: A fisherman can row upstream at
\n" ); document.write( "22 mph and downstream at 88 mph. He started rowing upstream until he got tired and then rowed downstream to his starting point. How far did the fisherman row if the entire trip took
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Algebra.Com's Answer #684419 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = the one-way distance he rowed in miles
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = time in hrs to row upstream
\n" ); document.write( "\"+55+-+t+\" = time in hrs to row downstream
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for going upstream
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+22t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation for going downstream
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+88%2A%28+55+-+t+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+4840+-+88t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitue (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+22t+=+4840+-+88t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+110t+=+4840+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+44+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+55+-+t+=+55+-+44+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+55+-+t+=+11+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+22t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+22%2A44+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+968+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2A968+=+1936+\"
\n" ); document.write( "He rowed 1,936 miles
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+88%2A%28+55+-+t+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+968+=+88%2A%28+55+-+44+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+968+=+88%2A11+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+968+=+968+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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