Question

Before the cotton gin, how long would it take a skilled person to remove the seeds from one pound of cotton?

Answer 1

It could take hours and hours to finish that task. But with the invention of the cotton gin it became a much shorter task

Answer 2

Hey!

According to http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/cotton_gin/, it took about a day to remove 1 pound of Cotton. But with the cotton gin, it was much easier
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