140-0.5×(67+3)+0.5×(27+3)
=140-35+15 =120 (km).
2. It takes 140/(67+3)=2 (hours) for a speedboat to travel downstream from A to B,
When the speedboat arrives at B, the distance between the cruise ship and B is 2(27+3)=60 (km).
When the speedboat sails from B to A x hours, the distance between the two ships is 100 km.
(67-3)x+(27+3)x+60= 100,
The solution is x=20/47,
During the voyage, two ships need 2+20/47 hours, that is, two 20/47 hours apart 100 km.