Harmonic mean - practice problems - page 2 of 10
A key property of the harmonic mean is that it is always less than or equal to the arithmetic mean and the geometric mean for any set of positive numbers.It is commonly applied in finance, such as calculating the average price-to-earnings ratio, and in physics, such as finding equivalent resistance in parallel circuits. The harmonic mean is not suitable for datasets containing zero or negative values, as it is undefined in such cases.
Number of problems found: 199
- Blueberries - total
Peter collects a container of blueberries in 3 hours, and Jana in 2 hours. How long will it take them to fill the container together?
- Instantaneous water heater
Water flows into and out of an instantaneous water heater at the same time. If water only flows in, the empty water heater would be filled in 18 minutes. If water only flows out, the full water heater would be emptied in 20 minutes. How many hours will it
- Workers
The first worker completed the work in 40 hours, the second in 50 hours, and the third in 80 hours. How long will it take them to do the work together?
- Princesses
Princesses Anna and Elsa are picking strawberries, which have ripened in huge quantities after a long winter. Anna can pick one bed in 120 minutes, and Elsa is faster and can finish an equally large bed in 15 minutes. How many minutes would it take the ro
- Infinite speed
A runner runs her first lap of the track at an average speed of 5 km/h. How fast must she run her second lap so that her total average speed is 10 km/h?
- Decoration
Jarka and Jana decided to decorate their common room. If Jarka painted it alone, it would take her 4 hours, and Jane 3 hours. How long would they paint the room if they painted together?
- Corrects 83017
The new teacher corrects papers for 9 hours, and the older one fixes them in 6 hours. How much will they repair together?
- Together 82965
An older digger would dig a ditch by himself in 6 hours. A younger digger can handle the same trench in 3 hours. How long would it take them to dig if they worked together?
- Companies 82884
The K+S company will mow the meadow in ten hours. The Kosačka company mows the meadow in six hours. How many hours would these companies mow one such meadow if they worked together?
- Open simultaneously
An empty tank is filled with inflow in 30 minutes. A full tank is emptied in 75 minutes with an open drain. How long does it take for an empty tank to fill up if both the inlet and outlet are open simultaneously?
- Excavators 82208
Two excavators dig a pit in 12 days. How much shorter will this job take if 8 excavators dig the hole? In 3 or 9 days?
- Because of
Due to the large potato harvest this year, the farm bought a new, more powerful sorter in addition to the old one. Now both machines work simultaneously, and therefore the daily harvest is processed in 12 hours. If only the old machine were working, it wo
- Distribute 82137
We have a profit of 40000e, and the work took 30 days. The first worker is promised 38% of the profit but only works for 15 days, the second worker is promised 33% of the profit and works for 20 days, and the third is promised 28% of the profit and works
- Throughout 82075
In the metro, trains run in one direction at the same speed and the same intervals. Yesterday, there were 24 trains throughout the day. More trains will run today, as the time interval between trains will be shorter by 20%. How many more trains will there
- Together sewing
Eva sews a costume in 6 hours, Ivana in 8 hours, and Monika in 4 hours. How long will it take them to make the costume if they work together?
- Basement 81681
After the flood, the Nováks would pump water out of the basement with one pump in 120 minutes, the second in 300 minutes, and the third in 600 minutes. How many minutes will it take them to pump the water out of the basement if they use all the pumps at o
- Apartment 81654
A woman cleans an apartment in 8 hours and a man in 10 hours. How many hours will they clean together?
- Simultaneously 81441
The tank is filled through three openings, A, B, and C. The simultaneously open inlets A and B are filled in 1 hour, inlets A and C in 45 minutes, and inlets B and C in 1.5 hours. How long would it take to fill each inlet separately?
- Together 81046
Two painters are painting the factory fence together. If everyone worked alone, the first would finish the job in 16 days, the second in 20 days. When will they finish the work together?
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