document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134046>Question 1134046</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Downstream , the boat traveled 64 miles in 2 hours. Heading upstream, however, it could only travel 54 miles in 3 hours. find the speed of the bost in still water and the speed of the current. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #751335 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=751335\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the boat can make 32 mph with the current and 18 mph against the current.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 32=s+c, where s is speed of boat in flat water and c the speed of the current<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and18=s-c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50=2s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=25 mph in still water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=7 mph current </SPAN>\n" );
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