Inverse relationship + work - math problems

Number of problems found: 66

  • The work
    clock-night-schr_17 The work was to be done by 150 workers. At the beginning of their work, their number reduced by 40, which increased the time of work by 5 and 1/3 of the schedule. How long did work take?
  • Working time
    work_1 At 10 hours work shift, work is done in 16 days. How many days will the work be done at 8 hours shifts?
  • Working together
    workers Two people will do the work in 12 days. They worked together for 8 days. Then only one worked for 10 days. How many days would each of them do the work if he worked alone?
  • Workers
    two_workers Workers A and B will done work together for 15 days. They worked together 13.5 days. Then A worker became ill and worker B finish the job alone for 7.5 days. If every worker was working alone, how many days took whole work for worker A and B?
  • Painting rooms
    palma_1 If Dano paint three hours daily given work he complete in 7.5 days. How many hours a day would have to work to finish the job 1.5 days earlier?
  • Working time - shortening
    worker The media often speculates about the change (especially to shorten) the working time of the five-day eight-hour working week to another working model. Calculate how many hours a day the employee would have to work a day at 3-day work week if he must work
  • Temporary workers
    work_1 Three temporary workers work in the warehouse and unload the goods in 9 hours. In what time would five temporary workers unload the same products?
  • Painters
    time Ten painters paint the school in 20 days. How many days do four painters paint the school at the same pace of work?
  • Three workers
    eura_6 Three workers got paid for work. First earn € 50, the second € 100 and third € 60. For further work should receive together € 735. How do you divide that amount in order to be distributed in the same proportion as the first job?
  • Three workers
    three_workers Three workers A, B, C have to work on a specific task. Workers A and B completed whole task in 14 days, B together with C for 23 days, A together with C for 13 days. How long it would take to complete the task every one of them alone? How long it would ta
  • Five tractors
    tractor_1 Five tractors plow field in 4.8 hours. How long plow this field if after 1.5 hours of work two tractors went to a different field?
  • Six students
    painter Two pupils painted the class in four hours. How long will it take for six pupils?
  • Road repair
    workers_1 Road repair took 10 days for 36 workers if they worked 9 hours a day. How many days take repair same road 37 workers if they work 8 per day?
  • Wood harvesting
    woord_2 The harvested wood is bundled from the forest to a sawmill. The driver makes the journey four times a day, and the work takes him 8 days. How many times would he have to go daily to get the job done 2 days earlier?
  • Weighted harmonic average
    workers_3 Ten workers will do some work in 2 minutes, five workers in 10 minutes and three workers in 6 minutes. How many minutes per average worker per worker?
  • Forestry workers
    forestry_workers In the forest is employed 56 laborers planting trees in nurseries. For 8 hour work day would end job in 37 days. After 16 days, 9 laborers go forth? How many days are needed to complete planting trees in nurseries by others if they work 10 hours a day?
  • Seven workers
    wood Seven workers clear the glade in 22 hours. How many workers would need to be done in 8 hours?
  • Revenue
    odmena Mr. Robert and Mr. Norbert get together € 1400. The revenue split in the ratio of 4:3, depending upon each work. How many got each of them?
  • Five pumps
    nadrz_14 The water tank is filled with two pumps in 48 minutes. How long would it take to fill it with 5 same pumps?
  • Liquid soap
    mydlo Liquid soap lasted two weeks to one member of the family. How many days will last, if it use: a) two members b) 4 members c) seven members?

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