SOLUTION: at martins orchard and vineyard on knotts island, north carolina susie can pick 25 pounds of apples in 20 minutes. Her brother Cason can pick 25 pounds of apples in 25 minutes. How
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Question 679066: at martins orchard and vineyard on knotts island, north carolina susie can pick 25 pounds of apples in 20 minutes. Her brother Cason can pick 25 pounds of apples in 25 minutes. How long will it take them picking together to pick 25 pounds of apples? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! at martins orchard and vineyard on knots island, north Carolina Susie can pick 25 pounds of apples in 20 minutes.
Her brother Cason can pick 25 pounds of apples in 25 minutes.
How long will it take them picking together to pick 25 pounds of apples?
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let t = time when working together
let the completed job = 1 (The picking of 25 lb of apples)
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A typical shared work equation + = 1
multiply by 100 to clear the denominators, results:
5t + 4t = 100
9t = 100
t = 100/9
t ~ 11.1 minutes working together
