document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1084998>Question 1084998</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You and a friend decide to row down river, have a picnic and then row back home. The picnic spot is 20 miles from home. It takes you 2 hours to row with the current to the picnic spot and 3 hours and 20 minutes to row back after the picnic. Determine the rate of the current and the rate at which you rowed.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #699003 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=699003\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let r be your rowing speed and c be the speed of the river. Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20/(r+c)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20/(r-c)=10/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2r+2c=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10r-10c=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for r and c. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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