document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198586>Question 1198586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The tall ship makes the trip in 10 hours to yacht makes the trip in 2.5 hours the tall ship is 30 kn slower than the art for each boat the trip time multiplied by the speed equals distance traveled you know both boats will travel the same distance how fast does each boat traveling in knots nautical miles per hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A less traditional method for solving the problem, which requires less work....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distances for the tall ship and yacht are the same, and the ratio of times is 4:1; that means the ratio of speeds is 1:4.  So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = speed of tall ship in knots<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 4x - speed of yacht in knots<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in speeds is 30 knots:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The speed of the tall ship is x=10 knots<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of the yacht is 4x=40 knots<br><BR>\n" );
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