document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110956>Question 110956</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395771188/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra and Trigonometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the river boat Delta Duchess paddled upstream at 12km/h, stopped for 2 hours of sightseeing, and paddled back at 18km/h. How far upstream did the boat travel if the total time for the trip, including the stop, was 7 hours?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80937 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=80937\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> distance=(rate)*(time) ... you need to find the times for the two parts of the trip and use them to find distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"time upstream\", so 5-x=\"time downstream\" ... 12(x)=18(5-x) </SPAN>\n" );
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