document.write( "Question 1116287: On a certain​ river, a paddleboat travels 20 miles upstream ​(against the​ current) in the same amount of time it travels 40 miles downstream​ (with the​ current). If the current of the river is 55 miles per ​hour, determine the speed of the boat in still water. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( " If the current of the river is 55 miles per ​hour, determine the speed of the boat in still
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28%28r-55%29t=20%2C%28r%2B55%29t=40%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"20%2F%28r-55%29=40%2F%28r%2B55%29\"------simplify and solve this for r.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F%28r-55%29=2%2F%28r%2B55%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28r-55%29=r%2B55\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2r-110=r%2B55\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r=165\"
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