Work - practice for 12 year olds - page 3 of 15
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- 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 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 - 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. - 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?
- Earning 4
You earn $8 for 2/3 hours of work. How much do you earn per hour? - 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 - 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? - One-quarter 58883
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? - When Joe
When Joe went to work at 6 AM, the outside temperature was 3 degrees Celsius. During the day, the Weather worsened, 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 - Nicolas
Nicolas and his father can repair one desk in 1/3 hour. How many desks can they repair in 3 hours? - Workers 54253
Four workers packed the goods with the same output in 6 hours. In how many hours would five workers do the same job? Express it in hours and minutes. - What are 3
What are the two digits that, when inserted in the blank spaces, will make 234 _ _ divisible by 8? - Mason 3
Mason has a rectangular garden 2/3 yards wide by 7/4 yards long. What is the area of Mason's garden? Use a drawing to show your work.
- There 14
There are 250 people in the museum. 2/5 of the 250 people are girls 3/10 of the 250 people are boys The rest of the 250 people are adults Work out the number of adults in the museum. - Kittens
Sometimes Grace has kittens. Each kitten has 1/3 as much cat food as a full-grown cat. How many kittens can Grace feed with the 1.47 pounds? Solve on paper. Then check your work. One full-grown cat needs 0.25 pounds of food. - Employees 50743
Half of the factory employees work in the first shift, a third of employees work in the second shift, and 130 employees work in the third shift. How many employees does the factory have? - Monica 3
Monica works on her drawings for 2 hours. She spends 1/6 hour on each drawing. How many drawings does she work on in 2 hours? - Hour salary + fix
Devin recently hired a contractor to do some necessary work. The contractor quoted $395 for parts plus $62 an hour for labor. Let x represent the number of labor hours worked. Write an algebraic expression to represent the total cost of the repairs.
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