document.write( "Question 1185907: A boat travels 20 km/h in still water. If this boat goes upstream in a river flowing at a rate of 6 km/h for 10 km, and then returns back downstream to its starting point, what is the average speed for the whole trip in km/h? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #816762 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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Upstream
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document.write( "              SPEEDS         TIMES               DISTANCES\r\n" );
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document.write( "upstream        20-6         10/(20-6)                10\r\n" );
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document.write( "downstream      20+6         10/(20+6)                10\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTALS                     10/(20-6)+10/(20+6)       2*10\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Average Speed, round-trip\r
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