document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158434>Question 1158434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello! I’m having some difficulty figuring out how to solve this question step-by-step. Any help is appreciated! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Working together, Julie and Kendra can pick forty bushels of apples in 4.95 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Julie 9 hours. Find how long it would take Kendra 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 #781387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=781387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 1 hour, Julie picks 1/9, and Kendra picks 1/x, x not being known.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "together they do (1/4.95) per hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/9)+(1/x) =1/4.95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by 9x(4.95)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.95x+44.55=9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.05x=44.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11 hours \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so in 1 hour they pick (1/9) and (1/11) of the total, which is 20/99 of the total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 4.95 hours, they pick the whole 99/99<BR>\n" );
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