document.write( "Question 1117676: Rick paddled up the river, spent the night camping, and then paddled back. He spent 10 hours paddling and the campground was 24 miles away. If Rick kayaked at a speed of 5 mph, what was the speed of the current (in mph)? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "up           5-c     24/(5-c)    24\r\n" );
document.write( "Down         5+c     24/(5+c)    24\r\n" );
document.write( "total                 10\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12%285%2Bc%29%2B12%285-c%29=5%2825-c%5E2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"60%2B12c%2B60-12c=125-5c%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"120=125-5c%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"125-120=5c%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=1\"\r
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