SOLUTION: Hello, I am having trouble understanding and solving this problem: Suppose you have shelled 6.5 pounds of pecans, and you can shell pecans at a rate of 1.5 pounds per hour. How

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Question 983656: Hello, I am having trouble understanding and solving this problem:
Suppose you have shelled 6.5 pounds of pecans, and you can shell pecans at a rate of 1.5 pounds per hour. How many more hours will it take you to shell a total of 11 pounds of pecans?

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Subtract 6.5 from 11, then divide the difference by 1.5

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it