document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186392>Question 1186392</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is rowing a boat in a stream.  As he passes under a bridge, a bottle of vodka falls into the water.  Since it's 1/2 full, it floats.  Since it's 1/2 empty, he doesn't hear it.  20 minutes later, he looks for the bottle to take another drink.  He realizes it fell in the water.  He turns around and rows back to the bottle, which is 1 mile from the bridge.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the speed of the stream? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #817291 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBnovelwriter><B>JBnovelwriter(34)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBnovelwriter><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=JBnovelwriter><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=817291\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sadly this problem is full of misleading bs. all you need to know is at the start of the bridge a floating object is carried by the stream. in 20 mins it was carried for 1 mile. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to get someplace in 20 mins instead of 60 mins (60/20=3) means you traveled 3 times faster.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so if 1mph is base speed, 3 times that is 3mph, this would be the current of the stream.  </SPAN>\n" );
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