WORK PROBLEMS Working Together. WORK PROBLEMS KEY CONCEPTS: 1) Time to complete job alone VS Work...
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WORK PROBLEMS Working Together
WORK PROBLEMS Working Together. WORK PROBLEMS KEY CONCEPTS: 1) Time to complete job alone VS Work rate 2) Work Rate x Time Worked = Fraction of job done
WORK PROBLEMS KEY CONCEPTS: 1) Time to complete job alone VS
Work rate 2) Work Rate x Time Worked = Fraction of job done BIG
IDEA: Different Contributions add up to complete ONE job
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Work rate is the rate at which a task can be done Example: If a
painter can paint a room in 8 hours, then the task is to paint the
room.
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If a painter can paint a room in 8 hours and an apprentice
painter can paint the same room by himself in 10 hours, how long
will it take them to paint the house together?
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In general, we have the following work-rate formula:
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If we factor out the time, t, and then divide both sides by t,
we obtain an equivalent work-rate formula:
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2. Working alone, Billys dad can complete the yard work in 3
hours. If Billy helps his dad, then the yard work takes 2 hours.
How long would it take Billy working alone to complete the yard
work?
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The amount of the task each completes will total 1 completed
task.
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Joes garden hose fills the pool in 12 hours. His neighbor has a
thinner hose that fills the pool in 15 hours. How long will it take
to fill the pool using both hoses?
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Grace can do a job in 3 hours while John needs 5 hours to
finish the same job. How long will it take them if they work
together? Work Rate TimeWork done Grace John
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TRY THIS Suppose a swimming pool has two intake pipes. One pipe
fills the pool in 10 hours and the other in 15 hours. If both pipes
are open, how long will it take to fill the pool?
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Work Rate TimeWork done 1 st pipe 2 nd pipe Let x = the number
of hours it takes for both pipes to fill the pool
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4. Working together, two construction crews can build a shed in
5 days. Working separately, the less experienced crew takes twice
as long to build a shed than the more experienced crew. Working
separately, how long does it take each crew to build a shed?
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To determine the time it takes the less experienced crew, we
use 2x: Answer: Working separately, the experienced crew takes 7
days to build a shed, and the less experienced crew takes 15 days
to build a shed
An experienced landscaper can landscape a lawn in 36 hours. A
not so experienced landscaper can do the job in 45 hours. How long
would it take them to landscape the lawn if they work
together?
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Machine A can do a job in 10 hours, Machine B can do a job in
15 hours and Machine C can do it in 20 hours. If all three machines
were used at the same time, how long would it take to finish the
job?
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An experienced bricklayer can work twice as fast as an
apprentice bricklayer. If it takes the two bricklayers 8 hours to
finish the job, how long would it take each to do the job
alone?
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Two guys are working on your car. The first guy can complete
the given job in six hours while the second guy needs eight hours.
They worked together for two hours, but the first guy left to help
another mechanic on a different job. How long will it take the
second guy to finish the job?
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EXERCISES !!!
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A bathtub can be filled with water in 20 minutes while the
drain can empty it in 30 minutes. How long will it take to fill the
bathtub if both the faucet is on and the drain is open?
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One pipe can fill a pool 5/4 times faster than a second pipe.
When both pipes are opened, they fill the pool in five hours. How
long would it take to fill the pool if only the slower pipe is
used?
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A bathtub can be filled with water in 20 minutes while the
drain can empty it in 30 minutes. How long will it take to fill the
bathtub if both the faucet is on and the drain is open?
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Two guys are working on your car. The first guy can complete
the given job in six hours while the second guy needs eight hours.
They worked together for two hours, but the first guy left to help
another mechanic on a different job. How long will it take the
second guy to finish the job?
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Working alone, Emeline can complete the job in 100 min. while
Analyn can complete the same task in two hours. They already worked
together for 30 min when their sister Len, helped them and finished
the task 20 minutes later. How long would it take Len to finish the
job alone?
