document.write( "Question 1132109: A person is rowing downstream, and drinking vodka as he rows. As he passes under a bridge, the bottle falls into the water. He doesn't notice, because he has drunk 1/2 the bottle. Because the bottle is 1/2 empty, it floats.
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document.write( "He rows for 20 minutes, then finds the bottle is missing. He turns around and rows upstream and meets the bottle 1 mile from the bridge.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #748999 by ikleyn(52802)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This problem was posted to the forum LONG TIME ago (2 or 3 years ago), and I solved it under this link\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Expressions-with-variables/Expressions-with-variables.faq.question.1065804.html\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Expressions-with-variables/Expressions-with-variables.faq.question.1065804.html\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Read my solution AND MY COMMENTS at that post - they (the comments) are IMPORTANT (!)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "See also my lesson\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - A rower going on a river who missed the bottle of whiskey under a bridge\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in this site, where you will find the solution of the CLASSIC version of this problem in the rectified form.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |