document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133711>Question 1133711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Kevin stuffs shrimp in his job as a seafood chef. He can stuff 1,300 shrimp in 4 hours. When his sister helps him, they can stuff 1,300 shrimp in 3 hours. If Kevin gets sick, how long will it take his sister to stuff 650 shrimp? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A solution by a very different method....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Admittedly, not many people will solve the problem this way; but it works for me.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When Kevin's sister helps him, stuffing 1300 shrimp takes 3/4 as long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means together they work 4/3 as fast as Kevin alone.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means his sister works 1/3 as fast as Kevin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So his sister alone would take 4*3=12 hours to stuff 1300 shrimp.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And so it would take her 6 hours to stuff 650 shrimp (half of 1300).<BR>\n" );
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