document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093796>Question 1093796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jane took \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 min to drive her boat upstream to&#8203; water-ski at her favorite spot. Coming back later in the&#8203; day, at the same boat&#8203; speed, took her \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 min. If the current in that part of the river is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 km per&#8203; hr, what was her boat speed in still&#8203; water? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The trip took 3 times as long going upstream as downstream.  That means her downstream speed must be 3 times her upstream speed.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If b is the speed of her boat in still water, then her upstream speed is b-2 and her downstream speed is b+2.  So<br><BR>\n" );
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