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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.
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The work crew will excavate 1/4 of the channel on the 1st day, and 1/2 of the remainder on the 2nd day. Third day 1/3 of what she dug the second day. What part of the canal in km still needs to be dug after the third day, if the length of the canal is 72 - Invitations
For every 5 minutes, writes Dana had ten invitations, while Anna had 14 invitations. How long will write together 120 invitations? - Painters
One painter could paint a school for seven days. The second one does it for six days. It was necessary to paint the school in two days. The next painter was invited, and all worked together. How long would this painter paint the school itself? - Summerjobs
The agency gives summer jobs to 2352 students in 2018. The one-eighth was high-school students. The rest was undergraduates. How many undergraduates work via an agency in 2018?
- Painting
Joseph with Fero painted the bench for four hours. How many hours would it take to work if four friends helped him? - Mukls
The six workers' working group would order jobs completed within 21 working days. How many workers must be added to complete a contract in 14 working days? - Wood
Peter chops wood. If they cut down a half hour a day, he ended work in 9 days. But Peter needs to end work three days earlier. How many minutes should a day cut down? - Cooks
Four cooks cleaned 5 kg of potatoes for 10 minutes. How many cooks would have to work cleaning 9 kg of potatoes for 12 minutes? - Greenhouses
Two workers would make installation of greenhouses for 54 hours. For how many hours does the installation have nine workers?
- Painting school
Redecoration school had scheduled for four crew to 10 days. After two days, a single worker was ill. For how many days was the school painted when remain workers working with the same tempo? - Five tractors
Five tractors plow the field in 4.8 hours. How long would it take to plow this field if, after 1.5 hours of work, two tractors went to a different field? - Pumps
The first pump flows 16 liters per second into the basin by the second pump 75% of the first and by the third pump half more than the second. How long will it take to fill the basin with all three pumps simultaneously, a volume of 15 m³ (cubic meters)? - James
James paints a fence. If he painted every day, instead of 14 planks, he would do 16 one day earlier. How many planks have a fence altogether? - Digging companies
Company A would dig a pit for 12 days, company B for 15 days, company C for 20 days, and company D for 24 days. Work began together with companies C and D but after three days. They joined the other two companies. How long took to dig a pit?
- Tractors
Six tractors started plowing the field, and work together took 12 days. Agronomist hesitates to A) after two days to withdraw two tractors, or B) after three days, withdraw three tractors. Help him which of these two cases will be plowing done sooner. - Workhorses
A team of colleagues did the work in 20 days. After adding two colleagues from the beginning, the team completed the work in 15 days. How many members has the colleague team? - Three workers
The company rewarded three workers, CZK 9200, and their work divided the money. The first worker gets twice the second, the second three times more than the third. How much money did each worker receive? - Tablecloth
I embroider a tablecloth in 20 days, but if I embroider for 3/4 hours a day, I have embroidered it for 15 days. How long do I embroider a day? - Two workers
The first worker completed the task by himself in 12 hours, and the second in 10 hours. After two hours of joint work left, the first worker went to a doctor, and the second finished the job himself. How many hours worked the second worker himself?
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