SOLUTION: Working alone, Shawna can pick forty bushels of apples in 12 hours. Find how long it would take them if they worked together. The answer is 6.46 hours (I looked at the answer sh

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Question 334018: Working alone, Shawna can pick forty bushels of apples in 12 hours. Find how long it would take them if they worked together.
The answer is 6.46 hours (I looked at the answer sheet! Shhh!), but I need to know how to solve it! And i have to show all of my work!
Help? Thank you so MUCH!!!

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
who was shawna's partner ? sssshh
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