document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115181>Question 115181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a boat travels 24 mi upstream in 3hrs. It then takes 3 hrs to go 36 mi downstream. Find speed of boat in still water and the speed of the current. (Using two unknowns, write two equations and solve.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83919 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=83919\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let b=boat and c=current ___ rate X time = distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "upstream ___ (b-c)*3=24 ___ b-c=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "downstream ___ (b+c)*3=36 ___ b+c=12\r<BR>\n" );
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