Two tailors, Miranda and Paula, sit down to do some embroidery. Miranda can embroider 5

shirts per hour, and Paula can get through 6 shirts per hour. In addition, the tailors had

previously finished some shirts. Miranda has already completed 14 shirts, and Paula has

completed 6 shirts. Miranda and Paula decide to take a break when they have finished the

same total number of shirts. How many shirts, in total, will each tailor have finished? How

long will that take?

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Selah Schaefer

6 April, 00:28

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Jan Hicks · Answer 1

1) Each tailor will have finished 30 shirts

2) It will take Paula 5 hours and Miranda 6 hours.