document.write( "Question 1102342: \"A boat's crew rowed 39 kilometers downstream, with the current, in 3 hours. The return trip upstream, against the current, covered the same distance, and it took 13 hours. Find the crew's rowing rate in still water.\"
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document.write( "The question does not say how fast (mph) the current is like the examples we covered in the class powerpoints.
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document.write( "Am I missing something in order to set this up properly?
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document.write( "13(x-?)=3(x-?) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #717017 by richwmiller(17219) You can put this solution on YOUR website! \"A boat's crew rowed 39 kilometers downstream, with the current, in 3 hours. The return trip upstream, against the current, covered the same distance, and it took 13 hours. Find the crew's rowing rate in still water.\" \n" ); document.write( "The question does not say how fast (kph not mph) the current is like the examples we covered in the class powerpoints. \n" ); document.write( "Am I missing something in order to set this up properly? \n" ); document.write( "13(x-?)=3(x-?)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Try: \n" ); document.write( "3(s+c)=39 \n" ); document.write( "13(s-c)=39 \n" ); document.write( "Two equations with two unknowns \n" ); document.write( "rate in still water (s) and current (c)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |