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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: 778
- Average monthly salary
A total of 10 teachers work at one small school in Moravia. The monthly salary of each is 21,500 CZK or 21,800 CZK or 22,500 CZK, according to their education and age. The average monthly salary for this school's teacher is 21 850 CZK. How many teachers o - Baking muffins
Aunt Polly is baking muffins at a speed of 4 muffins per minute. Tom comes into the kitchen when Aunt Polly has 12 muffins and begins to eat these muffins at a speed of 6 muffins per minute. When he finally leaves the kitchen, there are four muffins at th - Panel house
The construction company has two groups of workers. Group A has more members than B. Panel house was insulated by group A for ten days. They insulated the same block of flats together in 6 days. How many days would group B block insulate? - Centimeters 13791
From the package, which contained 30 meters of fabric, the tailor cut 285 centimeters of fabric nine times for sewing work coats. How many meters of cloth is left?
- Newspapers 13781
Ten machines produced newspapers in 18 hours. Two machines rang for 2 hours. How many hours did the production take? - Temporary workers
Three temporary workers work in the warehouse and unload the goods in 9 hours. At what time would five temporary workers unload the same products? - In the bakery
24 pieces of bread are baked in the bakery in 2.25 hours. How many breads are baked in the bakery in 6 hours and 45 minutes? - Tributaries
We can fill the pool with two different tributaries. The first inflow would fill the pool in 18 hours and by both in 6 hours. How many hours would the pool fill with a second inflow? - Two machines
The first machine can produce parts in 24 hours, and the second in 16 hours. The first started working at 6:00 pm. Second at 10:00. At what hour all parts were made?
- Two companies
The family ordered two companies to modify the garden. The first would be done in 20 days; the second would take 40% less time. How long will they work together if the second company started working when the first worked for four days? - Simultaneously 12951
They have a swimming pool in the schoolyard. The smaller pump fills in 7.5 hours, the medium in 5 hours, and the large in 3 hours. How many hours will it take if all three are turned on simultaneously? - Birdhouse 12941
Michal would make a birdhouse in three hours, and Richard would make it in two hours. If they work together, how many hours will it take them to complete it? How much percent more time compared to the time of working together would Michal make the booth b - Independently 12921
Factory A can fulfill the order independently in 10 days. Factory B fulfills the same order in 16 days. How many days will the order be completed if only plant B works on it for 3 days and then both plants together? - Blueberries collecting
Marie collects blueberries 2 l in 1 hour. She began collecting at 8.00 PM. Joe collects 1.5 l in 1 hour. Peter 1 l for 1 hr. And they began to gather at 08.30 PM. Together they collect 10 l. At what time will they all have collected?
- The elevator
The elevator car weighing 400 kg rises from the third to the fifth floor. By what value will the potential gravitational energy of the cabin increase? What useful work will the elevator motor do? The height of one floor is 5m. - Eight masons
Eight masons will plaster a wall with an area of 1440 m² in 9 days. They work 8 hours a day. How much area will plaster six masons in 4 hours? - Six students
Two pupils painted the class in four hours. How long will it take for six pupils? - Harvest time
Grandma and granddaughter Julka reap currants in 15 hours of working together. Julka herself would have currants ten days after 6 hours of work a day. Find by what percentage the grandma's harvest time was shortened when the granddaughter was involved in - Blueberries
Five children collect 4 liters of blueberries in 1.5 hours. a) How many minutes do three children take 2 liters of blueberries? b) Eight children will take how many liters of blueberries in 3 hours?
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