document.write( "Question 1203109: It took a patrol boat 5 hours to travel 60 km up a river against the current, and 3 hours for the return trip with the current. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "              SPEED        TIME       KM DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "UP RIVER       r-c           5          60\r\n" );
document.write( "DOWN RVR.      r+c           3          60\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Knowing speed multiplied by time is distance, you can determine what to do.
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