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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: 781
- Two painters
Two painters are assigned to finish painting the houses in a housing project. John can finish a house in 4 days. Kurt painted it in 3 days. How long would it have taken if John and Kurt worked painting the house together? - 7 men
Seven men can complete work in 52 days. How many days will 13 men finish the same work? - Sipho
Sipho and John got the same amount of work, Sipho did 19/34 of his homework, and John did 23/41 of his homework. What percentage of his homework did John do, and what percentage of his homework did Sipho not do? - RT a-b-x
There is a right triangle with legs long a, b, and hypotenuse long x. Given that a = 6 cm and b = 9 cm, work out x. Give your answer as an exact surd.
- Building a wall
If 12 men can build a wall 398 meters long in 48 days, how long would it take 33 men to build a wall 347 meters long? Answer to 3 decimal places. - A plumber 2
A plumber charges $29.00 for an hour of work. How much would he charge for a job that took him 1 3/4 hours to finish? - The interior
The interior angle of a regular polygon is x. If x is 9° less than the average of 153° and 145°, find the number of sides of the polygon. - The fuel
The car's fuel was ¾ full at the beginning of the week. At the end of the week, there was ⅛ of a tank left. a. Did the car use more or less than ½ of a fuel tank? How do you know? b. How much more or less than ½ of a tank did it use? Show your work using - A hairstylist
A hairstylist schedules 1/4 hour to trim a customer's hair and 1/6 hour to style the customer's hair. The hairstylist plans to work 2 1/3 hours daily for five days weekly. How many appointments can the hairstylist schedule weekly if each customer must be
- Work space
Every person in a conference room must have at least 36 square feet of workspace. A conference room is 28 by 20 ft. find the maximum number of people the room can accommodate. - Identical 73194
Three identical pumps fill 50,400 liters of diesel into the tank in 7 hours. How much more (less) diesel will they pump if we add two more pumps, and they will all work for 4 hours? - Calculate 72594
Karel, Peter, and Milan helped pick apples. It took Karl 30 minutes, Peter 45 minutes, and Milan 36 minutes to turn over one full box of apples. Calculate how long it would take them to acquire 3 full crates together. Mark one answer: a. 32 minutes b. 36 - Adjusting 72554
Two working groups are adjusting the park. The first group would do the work in 15 days, and the second in 25 days. How many days will they do the work together? - Swimming pool 6
We open the first pipe, and then after two hours, we open the second pipe without closing the first. The swimming pool will be filled with both pipes in 4 hours. If we open the first pipe itself, it will fill the pool 1.5 times faster than the second pipe
- Jana mixing
Jana mix is 1/4 gallon of orange juice and 1/2 gallon of pineapple juice to make punch. Each serving is 1/16 gallon. How many servings can go in? Make sure you work. - Buckets 71944
The bucket is filled with one tap in 4 minutes and the other in 3 minutes. In how many hours will five buckets be filled with both cocks? - Construction 71794
Two different trucks together would bring the construction material in 6 hours. However, after 4 hours, the first car was transferred to another job, and the second one was driven for another 6 hours. How many hours would it take for the first car to deli - Apartment 71114
A father and son paint the apartment together in 6 hours. My father would paint the apartment in 9 hours. In how many hours would the son paint the apartment himself? - Tributaries 70734
The pool would fill with three identical tributaries in 52 hours. After 20 hours, two more inlets were added. How many hours did the pool fill up?
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