SOLUTION: If a machine can pick up 54 bushels of apples in 3 hours, how many hows would it take for the machine to pick 9 bushels of apples?

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Question 528868: If a machine can pick up 54 bushels of apples in 3 hours, how many hows would it take for the machine to pick 9 bushels of apples?
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If a machine can pick up 54 bushels of apples in 3 hours, how many hows would it take for the machine to pick 9 bushels of apples?
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Find the number per hr: 54/3 = 18 bushels per hr
9%2F18 = .5 hrs for 9 bushels