Working together, Chelsea and Kali can pick forty bushels of apples in 6.67 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Kali 15 hours. How long would it take Chelsea to do it alone?

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Working together, Chelsea and Kali can
pick forty bushels of apples in 6.67 hours.
Had she done it alone it would have taken
Kali 15 hours. How long would it take
Chelsea to do it alone?
Transcribed Image Text:Working together, Chelsea and Kali can pick forty bushels of apples in 6.67 hours. Had she done it alone it would have taken Kali 15 hours. How long would it take Chelsea to do it alone?
Working together, Ndiba and Darryl can
pick forty bushels of apples in 6.46 hours.
Had he done it alone it would have taken
Darryl 14 hours. Find how long it would
take Ndiba to do it alone.
Transcribed Image Text:Working together, Ndiba and Darryl can pick forty bushels of apples in 6.46 hours. Had he done it alone it would have taken Darryl 14 hours. Find how long it would take Ndiba to do it alone.
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