SOLUTION: Castel can pick 40 bushels of apples in 15 hours. One day his friend Maria helped him and it only took 5.63 hours. How long would it take Maria to do it alone?

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Question 1133582: Castel can pick 40 bushels of apples in 15 hours. One day his friend Maria helped him and it only took 5.63 hours. How long would it take Maria to do it alone?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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One job is pick 40 bushels of apples.
m, the time for Maria to do the one job, if alone.

1%2F15%2B1%2Fm=1%2F5.63
Simplify and solve for m.