Work word problems - page 31 of 41
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: 811
- Simultaneously 4746
One painter paints the school in 7 days, the other in 6 days. The school had to be painted in 2 days. A third painter was called in, and they all worked simultaneously. In how many days would this third painter paint the school by himself? - Workers
A Group of workers washed half of the windows of the building in two hours. How long will it take half the workers to wash all the windows of the building? - Three workers
Three workers were paid for their work. The first earned € 50, the second € 100, and the third € 60. For further work, we should receive € 735 together. How do you divide that amount to be distributed in the same proportion as the first job? - Smaller 4657
Two supply pipes open into the pool, and the smaller pipe fills the pool in 40 hours. The empty pool will be filled in 16 hours if we open both supply pipes. How long would it take to fill if only the second, larger inlet pipe was opened?
- Seamstresses 4635
Eight seamstresses have to complete the order in 16 days. After four days, the two seamstresses switched to another job. In how many days will the order be fulfilled? - Two rooms
If a woman cleans the room in 30 minutes and a man in 90 minutes, how long will it take them to clean two rooms? - Working together on project
Two employees did working on the project. First, make it alone for 20 days, the second for 24 days. How many days will it take to complete the project if five days they work together, then first will take two days holiday, and after returning they complet - Doubravka 4593
Eva will mow the garden in 4 hours, and Doubravka will cut it in 3 hours. How long would it take to mow the garden if Eva started an hour earlier and only Doubravka joined it? - Everyone 4572
Two workers completed the work in 12 days. If the other worked ten days longer than the first, how long would everyone work alone?
- Strawberries 4564
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 canal 120 meters long for eight hours. For how long would digging five workers' canals be 200 meters long?
- According 4543 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?
- Together 4511
One tractor would sow the field in 3 hours and the other in 7 hours. How long before the fields grow together? - Harvesters 4498
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?
- Simultaneously 4479
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? - Materials 4405
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 - Completes 4234
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? - Operating 4230
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 Michal 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 Michal. Determine when Dorota will do the work herself and when Michal will do it himself.
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