document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=537302>Question 537302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elisa can pick forty bushels of apples in ten hours. One day her friend Huong helped her and only took 4.12 hours. How long would it take Huong to do it alone? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #352793 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=352793\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> every hour Elisa did 1/10 of the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 4.12 hours she did 4.12/10 or .412 of the job leaving 1-.412 for Huong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-.412=.588<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.12/x=.588<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7.006 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or did you really mean 4 1/2 hours and not 4.12 hours?<BR>\n" );
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