document.write( "Question 1124828: A fisherman rows 12 miles downstream in the same amount of time he rows 4miles upstream, if the current is 6 miles per hour. Find how long it takes for him to cover 12 miles without any current. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #741304 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "               SPEED      TIME           DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "downstream      r+6       12/(r+6)         12\r\n" );
document.write( "upstream        r-6        4/(r-6)         4\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2F%28r%2B6%29=1%2F%28r-6%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%28r-6%29=r%2B6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3r-18=r%2B6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2r=6%2B18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2r=24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r=12\"----------speed if no current\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This 12 mile distance, if done without a current, would take 1 hour.
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