document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1088109>Question 1088109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motorboat travels downstream for a distance of 45 miles in 3 hours and makes the return trip in 5 hours.  Find the rate of the current in the river and the rate of the motorboat in still water. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #702374 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=702374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let m be the motorboat, and c be the current. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+c=45/3=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-c=45/5=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=3<BR>\n" );
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