document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=419040>Question 419040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The current of a river is 2 miles per hour. A boat travels to a point 8 miles upstream and back again in 3 hours. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the speed of the boat in still water? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s, speed of boat in still water<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 hours, total travel time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = distance/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "account for total travel time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try factoring.  If not, use quadrati formula solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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