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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?
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.
Excavation digging days
The workers dug one-quarter of the excavation on the first day, half the rest on the second day, and the remaining 15 m on the third day. How many meters did they dig on the first and second day?
10 workers
Ten workers will perform the assigned work in 8 days. If six workers work for six days and then another six join them, how long will it take to get the job done?
Keira
Keira worked 31 one-half hours last week. She earned $15.40 per hour of work. How much money did Keira earn last week?
When Joe
When Joe went to work at 6 AM, the outside temperature was 3 degrees Celsius. The weather worsened during the day, and by 3 PM, the temperature had dropped 5 degrees. What was the temperature at 5 PM?
Deena
Deena works at a customer service call center. She fields an average of 7 calls per hour. Employees are encouraged to field more than 280 calls per week. Deena has already fielded 133 calls this week. How many more hours, x, does Deena need to work this w

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