document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #545188 by josgarithmetic(39616) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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RATES in bushels per hour
\n" ); document.write( "Beth, 1/x
\n" ); document.write( "Ming, 1/14
\n" ); document.write( "BothTogether, 1/5.48\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2Fx%2B1%2F14=1%2F5.48\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2Fx%2B1%2F14=1%2F%285%264%2F5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2Fx%2B1%2F14=5%2F29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "LCD is 14*29*x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"14%2A29%2B29x=5%2A14%2Ax\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2A29x-29x=14%2A29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"29%285-1%29x=14%2A29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"29%2A4%2Ax=14%2A29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x=14\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=14%2F4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=7%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=3%261%2F2%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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