document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093565>Question 1093565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boat can travel 26 mph in still water. If the boat can travel 100 miles with the current in the same time it can travel 80 miles against the current, find the rate of the current r in miles per hour. (Enter an exact number as an integer, fraction, or decimal.) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = _ mph </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "c, speed of the current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t, the equal time both directions taken\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                       SPEED       TIME      DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "WITH CURRENT          26+c         t         100\r\n" );
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document.write( "AGAINST CURRENT       26-c         t          80\r\n" );
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