document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=899254>Question 899254</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> working together, Brenda and Bill can pick 40 bushels of apples in 3.94 hours. Had he done it alone it would have taken Bill nine hours. Find how long it would take Brenda 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 #545283 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=545283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rate for A alone 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate for A & B together 3.94<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/a+1/b=1/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/9+1/b=1/3.94<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b=1/3.94-1/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b=9/35.46-3.94/35.46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b=5.06/35.46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/b=1/7.00790514<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=7.00790514<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate for B alone 7.00790514<BR>\n" );
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