Maxine and Sammie also have to mow their parking strips that are the same size. Maxine can mow her parking strip in 6 minutes and Sammie can mow his lawn in 36 minutes. After how many minutes will Sammie have twice as much grass to mow as Maxine?
Maxine and Sammie also have to mow their parking strips that are the same size. Maxine can mow her parking strip in 6 minutes and Sammie can mow his lawn in 36 minutes. After how many minutes will Sammie have twice as much grass to mow as Maxine?
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Maxine and Sammie also have to mow their parking strips that are the same size. Maxine can mow her parking strip in 6 minutes and Sammie can mow his lawn in 36 minutes. After how many minutes will Sammie have twice as much grass to mow as Maxine?
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