document.write( "Question 1098583: Gabriel can finish a packet of cereal in 6 days. The next packet of identical cereal he shares with his sister Sheila, and the two of them take 4 days to finish the packet. If Sheila alone had been eating the cereal, how long would it take her to finish the packet, if eating is at the same rate as before? \n" ); document.write( "
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gabriel at 4/6 in 4 days.
\n" ); document.write( "4/6 =2/3
\n" ); document.write( "Sheila ate 1/3 in 4 days
\n" ); document.write( "So she ate 4/12 or 1/12 a day so it would take her 12 days to eat a packet.
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