Work word problems - page 33 of 41
Number of problems found: 811
- Calculation 3620
The mine foreman calculated that 2 pumps must be in operation for 17.5 hours to drain the tunnel. He wanted to speed up the emptying of the shaft and added 3 more identical pumps. How long will it take to empty the shaft? Please also show your calculation
- Pumps
Four identical pumps fill the tank in 40 hours. How many pumps would we have to use if we wanted to save 8 hours?
- Distance 3615
Honza left home at 8 a.m. on foot at an average speed of 4 km/h. At 11 a.m., dad followed him on a bicycle at an average speed of 40 km/h. How long and at what distance from home will dad catch up with Honza?
- Master work
The master will complete the given task in 4 hours. When they're done together, how long will it take to master students entirely in three hours?
- Switzerland 3584
Zuzka and Hanka used to work in a cherry orchard to earn money for a sightseeing trip to Switzerland. They brushed 15 trees every day and harvested the entire orchard in 10 days. How long would it take them to harvest the entire orchard if they brushed 20
- Hall
The rectangular hall will have to pave with square tiles with a side length of 15 cm. The hall has a length of 18 meters and a width of 3 m. How many tiles need to buy if 2 percent of the amount is disrupted during the work?
- Together 3491
One painter would paint the school in 15 days. Together with the second painter, they painted the school in 6 days. In how many days the second painter would have painted the school himself?
- Twenty-seven 3476
Twenty-seven workers did the work in 12 days. In how many days would nine workers do the same job?
- Minutes 3475
A scribe with an average speed of 250 strokes per minute would write text in 16 minutes. How many minutes longer would she write the exact text at an average rate of 200 beats per minute?
- Working time
If work is done in 16 days at a 10-hour shift, how many days will it be done at 8-hour shifts?
- Tributary 3466
The swimming pool is filled with four inflow pipes in 9 hours. If one tributary is broken, how long will it be filled?
- Calculated 3465
The master calculated that six looms would weave the ordered fabric in 15 hours. One condition appeared. How long before the ordered substance matches the remaining states?
- Supply 3464
Hay stock is enough for four horses for 60 days. How long would this supply last for ten horses?
- Tributaries 3458
At the swimming pool, they usually use three tributaries with the same power to fill the pool. Then the pool will fill in 5 hours. How many hours less would it take to fill the pool if they added 2 more inlets with the same capacity?
- Shelter 3446
The shelter buys a supply of food for 12 dogs for one week. How many days will this supply last if two more dogs are added to the shelter?
- Five pumps
Three same pumps fill the tank with 50400 liters of diesel in 7 hours. How many liters of diesel will it take in 4 hours if we add two more of the same pumps and pump them the same way? How much more (or less) will they get if we add 2 of the same pumps a
- Painted 3436
Mother and Pete painted a fence around the whole garden in 9 days. If Vlado helped them, how many days would it take them?
- Cleaning 3434
During spring cleaning, the removal of scrap iron by truck would take 15 hours. With one tractor, it would take three times as long. In how many hours will the scrap iron be removed if the removal is carried out by a truck and two equally powerful tractor
- Accepted 3423
The material for 83 masons of the company is enough for 12 days. How many days will this supply be enough for them if the company has accepted six more masons?
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