SOLUTION: Working together, Ming and Beth can pick forty bushels of apples in 5.48 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Beth 14 hours. How long would it take Ming to do it alone?

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Question 899092: Working together, Ming and Beth can pick forty bushels of apples in 5.48 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Beth 14 hours. How long would it take Ming to do it alone?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
RATES in bushels per hour
Beth, 1/x
Ming, 1/14
BothTogether, 1/5.48




LCD is 14*29*x
Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Working together, Ming and Beth can pick forty bushels of apples in 5.48 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Beth 14 hours. How long would it take Ming to do it alone?


Ming can complete the job in  ≈  hours

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