Work word problems
Work Problems are word problems that involve different people doing work together but at different rates. Another problem involves pipes filling up a tank. Another name for these problems is working together word problems.We suggest solving working together word problems with the proportion. If we can complete a task in t hours, we can complete 1/t of the task in one hour.
Number of problems found: 811
- Tammy
Tammy attends Gray River College. Tuition this year is $6,450. Tammy's parents have saved $2,000 for her tuition this year. She also has a grant for $1,100 and a music scholarship for $800. Tammy plans to earn the rest at her work-study job. How much mone - Two masons
Mason A can build a wall in 30 days, while mason B can build it in 40 days. If they build it together and get a payment of USD 7000, what is B's share? - Working group 20 men complete one-third of a piece of work in 20 days. How many more men should be employed to finish the rest of the work in 25 more days?
- A ration
108 kg of ration is sufficient for 18 students for 15 days. Find, for how many students will 70 kg of ration be sufficient for 25 days?
- Five men
5 men or 9 women can do a piece of work in 19 days, in how many days will 3 men and 6 women do it? - Common work
39 men can repair a road in 12 days working 5 hours a day. How many days will be required to complete the work by 30 men working 6 hours a day? - Worker 25 Worker A can do 2/3 of a certain work in 12 days and B can do 1/6 of the same work in 4 days, Find in how many days will they together complete the work?
- The rates The rates of working of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. What is the ratio of the number of days taken by them to finish the work?
- Work in factory 45 men can complete a work in 16 days, but after some days they started working 30 more men joined them and completed the remaining work in 6 days. How many days after the commencement of the job did 30 men join?
- Fraction of a work
Person A can do 1/2 of a piece of work in 8 days, while person B can do 1/3 of the same work in 8 days. In how many days can both do it together? - Three workers Three people - A, B, C . A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days, B and C can do it in 24 days, A and C can do it in 36 days.In how many days B alone can finish the work?
- A contractor 2 A contractor has to complete his contract in 92 days. 234 men were set to do the work, each of them works for 16 hours/day. After 66 days, 4/7 of the work is completed. How many additional men may be employed, so that the work may be completed in time, ea
- Work men and women Two men and 1 woman can do a piece of work in 14 days, while 4 women and 2 men can do the same work in 8 days. If a man get 90 euros/day, what should be the wages/day of a woman?
- Two workers 10 Worker P can do a work 3 times faster than Q and therefore takes 40 days less than Q.Find the time in which P and Q can complete the work individually.
- Three 268
Three taps A, B and C fill a tank in 20 min, 15 min and 12 min, respectively. If all the taps are opened simultaneously, how long will they take to fill 40% of the tank? - One combine
One combine harvester can harvest a field of corn in 4.5 hours. Another harvester can harvest the same field in 3 hrs. If the farmer uses the two harvesters at the same time. How long will it take to harvest the entire field? - A tank 2
A tank can be filled by a pipe A in 3 hours and by pipe B in 5 hours. When the tank is full, it can be drained by pipe C in 4 hours. If the tank is initially empty and all three pipes are open, how many hours will it take to fill up the tank? - Workers If x men can complete a work in 8 days and x+4 men can complete the same work in 6 days. Find the value of x.
- Three pipes PPM
Pipe A can fill a tank in 20 h while pipe B can fill it in 10 h and pipe C can empty the full tank in 30 h. If all the pipes are opened together, how much time will be needed to make the tank full?
2 men or 3 women can do a piece of work in 45 days. Find, in how many days 6 men and 1 women be able to complete the same work.Do you have unsolved problem that you need help? Ask a question, and we will try to solve it. Solving math problems.
