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Garden mowing
Eve can mow a garden in 4 hours, and Deborah can mow it in 3 hours. How long would it take to mow the garden if Eve started one hour earlier and then Deborah joined her?
Worker time
Two workers completed the work in 12 days. If the other worked ten days longer than the first, how long would everyone work alone?
Strawberry picking
Ten temporary workers collect 50 kg of strawberries per day. How many kilograms of strawberries do seven temporary workers collect per day?
Workers
Nine workers dig a 120-meter-long canal in eight hours. How long would it take five workers to dig a 200-meter-long canal?
Worker payment
Three workers received €2,850 for the work done. They divided them according to the time worked so that the first got 20% less than the second and the third €50 more than the second. How many euros did the second worker get?
Field sowing
One tractor would sow the field in 3 hours and the other in 7 hours. How long before the fields grow together?
Three harvesters
The first combine harvester will harvest the fields in 12 hours, and the second combine harvester in 8 hours. How long does it take for the same harvester to harvest the 3rd combine if all three harvesters harvest together in 2 hours?
Tank filling
A worker would fill the tank with one inlet in 36 minutes, the other in 45 minutes. How long will it take to fill the tank if the water flows through the first inlet for 9 minutes and then both simultaneously?
Material transport
Two trucks were supposed to load the building materials in 10 days. After 6 days of work, the first car broke down, and the second one carried building materials for another 9 days. How many days would the first and second cars take the building materials
Work completion
The worker completes the work in 12 days, the second in 10 days. The first worker kicks himself for four days, then the second worker comes. How long will it take to dig?
Bearing lifespan
The bearing has a lifespan of 8 years at a pressure of 4 bars and an operating time of 2 hours per day. The bearing has a service life of 8 years at a pressure of 1.5 bar and an operating time of 14 hours a day. What will be the service life of the bearin
Work together
Michael and Dorota would do the work together in 2.25 hours. If Dorota had to do it herself, it would have taken her 6 hours longer than Michael. Determine when Dorota will do the work herself and when Michael will do it himself.
Road repair time
Ten workers managed to repair the road in 22 days. After four days, two more workers joined to speed up the work. How many days does it take to repair the road?
Potatoes
Danielle and Michael would jointly dig potatoes for 7.5 hours. But if Danielle was working alone, she would take 2.5 hours more than if he were working with Michael. Determine how long Michael would take alone and how long Danielle would take alone.
Work time
Danielle and Michael would dig potatoes together in 7.5 hours. But if Danielle worked alone, it would take her 2.5 hours more than Michael. Find how long it would take Michael alone and how long it would take Danielle alone.
Mowing meadows
Company A mows the meadow in ten hours. Company B will cut the meadow with dynamite in six hours. How many hours would these companies mow two meadows if they worked together?
Construction budget
By improving the work process, constructing a family house saved CZK 111,600, which was 9% of the total budget. What was the original budget for a family house?
Installation team
The team of installers is to carry out the installation in 20 days. By adding two fitters from the beginning of the work, the assembly was completed in 15 days. How many workers were originally on the team?
Mixer work
What was the useful work output of a mixer with an efficiency of 30% if it consumed 4.5 kWh of energy?
Tree planting
Twenty students will plant 1,200 trees in 4 hours. How many students do you need to plant 2100 trees in 3 hours at the same performance?

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