document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103137>Question 103137</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a motorboat covers a certain downstream in a river in 5 hours it covers the same distance upstream in five hour and a half the speed of the water is 1.5 km. find the speed of the boat in still water. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75053 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=75053\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d=ts d=distance t=time, s=speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ts=ts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(s+1.5)=5.5(s-1.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s+7.5=5.5s-8.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15.75=.5s add -5s+8.25 to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide each side by .5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=31.5 km/h<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*33=165 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.5*30=165 km<BR>\n" );
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