document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=123077>Question 123077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Boudreaux rowed his pirogue from his camp on the bayou to his crab traps.  Going down the bayou , he caught a falling tide that increased his normal speed by 2 mph but coming back he decreased his speed by 2mph.  GOing with the tide, the trip only took 10 min; going against the tide the trip took 30 minutes.  How far is it from Boudreaux's camp to his crab traps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HINT: With the tide his rate is x+2 mph and against the tide his rate is x-2. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #90337 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rajagopalan><B>rajagopalan(174)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rajagopalan><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=rajagopalan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=90337\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Onward journey along the stream:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed=x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time=10min=10/60=1/6 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*time=(1/6)*(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "return Journey against stream:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed=x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time=30min=30/60=1/2 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*time=(1/2)*(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equating both distances\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/6)*(x+2)=(1/2)*(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply throughout by 6,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=3(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=3x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "interchange sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-6=x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-x=2+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed  DISABLED_event_onward= x+2=6mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time=1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance=6*1/6=1 mile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer = 1 mile<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Verification<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Return speed=x-2=4-2=2 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time=1/2 hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance=2*(1/2)=1 mile<BR>\n" );
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