document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=100223>Question 100223</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam stuffs shrimp in his job as a seafood chef. He can stuff 1,150 shrimp in 7 hours. When his sister helps him, they can stuff 1,150 shrimp in 4.5 hours. If Sam gets sick, how long will it take his sister to stuff 575 shrimp?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #72987 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=72987\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sam can do 1/7 of the job in 1 hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sis +sam can do 1/4.5 of the job in 1 hr.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let 1/x=what part of the job sis can do in 1 hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/7+1/x=1/4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply 63 times both sides: 9x+63=14x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 9x from both sides: 5x=63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=63/5=12.6 hrs it takes her to stuff 1150 shrimp BUT she only has to stuff 1/2 that much (575) so the answer is 6.3 hrs.<BR>\n" );
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