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Bricklayer apprentice wall
A bricklayer and an apprentice can build a wall together in 6 hours. Working alone, the bricklayer would finish 5 hours sooner than the apprentice. How long would it take the bricklayer to build the wall by himself?
Delivery scrap percentage
In the first delivery of 120 parts, there was 5% waste. In the second delivery in which, 10% of the 80 were scrapped. How much scrap was brought in with the first and second deliveries combined? What % of scrap was there in both deliveries of parts, out o
Worker addition hours
Six workers will do the work in 8 hours. How many workers must be added if the work is to be completed in 3 hours?
Field sowing days
Farmers had to sow 200 hectares of fields. They reduced the planned sowing time by two days while planting 5 hectares more each day than intended. How many days did the sowing last?
Car plant employees
4020 employees work in the car plant. 35% of the work by bus, 40% by car, and the rest by bike. How many employees go to work by bike?
Water pipe flow
Water flows out of the tank in 28 minutes via three identical pipes. How long would it run through seven similar pipes?
Dolls
Dorotka cut the doll's way out of two batches. She was always left with one more doll, with every two dolls cut out. How many dolls did they cut in total if the number counted 16 of them in the first cut-out?
Pears
Boris, Philip, and Martin harvested pears. It took Boris 30 minutes to harvest one full crate, 20 minutes for Philip, and 36 minutes for Martin. Calculate how long it would take them to pick up five full crates together.
Earning 4
You earn $8 for 2/3 hours of work. How much do you earn per hour?
Two companies
Two companies completed a job together in 100 days. The first company alone could complete the job in 150 days. How long would the second company take to complete the job alone?
Fence paint removal
Mr. Carl will remove the old paint from the fence in 8 hours. Mrs. Annie will paint the fence a new color in 6 hours. They will show if the work on the fence will progress if Mr. Carl starts at eight in the morning and Mrs. Annie only three hours later. D
Mother daughter cleaning
The daughter needs 12 hours to clean up after the painters. The mother could do the same cleaning in 8 hours. How long will it take to clean up after the painters if the mother starts work only after the daughter has completed 2 hours?
Easter
The Easter bunny has a large and well-cooled safe. In the safe he has stored chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs. Since before the holidays the Easter bunny experiences huge stress, he very well thought out a 10-digit numerical code for opening the safe, so
Faucets
A large tank is partially filled with a solution. The tank has a faucet that allows the solution to enter the tank at a rate of 16 3/4 liters per minute. The tank also has a drain that allows the solution to leave the tank at a rate of 19 4/5 liters per m
Harvesters
Five combine harvesters harvest wheat in 12 days. How much will the harvest time be shortened when six combine harvesters enter the field?
Five people
Five people can finish painting a wall in 4 hours if only two people are available. How many hours do they have to work to finish the same job?
Three men
If three men can do a job in 8 days, how many men are needed to do the same job in 6 days?
Hat and scarf
Katy knitted a scarf four times faster than a hat. Knitting together lasted 15 days. How much did she knit a hat?
Door painting time
Peter and Milo painted the garage door in five hours. Peter would paint the door by himself in 10 hours. In how many hours would Milo paint the door by himself?
Students
There are 1100 students at the school. 540 students are girls, and the rest are boys. 1/10 of the girls are left-handed. 1/8 of the boys are left-handed. Work out the number of left-handed students in the school.

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