document.write( "Question 1126156: A boat travels 25km/h in still water. If the boat goes upstream in a river flowing at a rate of 7km/h, for 2 km, and then returns downstream to its starting point, what is the average speed for the while trip in km/h? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "                   SPEED     TIME     DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "upstream          25-7=18    2/18         2        \r\n" );
document.write( "downstream        25+7=32    2/32         2      \r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total Distance, 4 kilometers
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Average round trip speed, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284%2A9%2A16%29%2F25=23.04\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "About 23 kilometers per hour
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