SOLUTION: Linnette can wax a floor in 25 minutes. One day her friend Shanika helped her and it only took 12 minutes. How long would it take Shanika to do it alone?

Question 1177614: Linnette can wax a floor in 25 minutes. One day her friend Shanika helped her and it only took 12 minutes. How long would it take Shanika to do it alone?
Answer by ikleyn(52847) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Shanika's rate of work is   =  =   of the job per minute.


Hence, Shanika needs   = 23   minutes to complete the job.

Solved.

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