Solutions :

11. Aris can paint a room in 5 & 1/2 hours. His brother can do the same job in 7 & 1/2
hours. How long will it take them to paint the room together?

12. Jun can clean a room in 4 hours. Ana can clean the same room in 3 hours. Working
together, how long will it take them to clean the room?

13. Mr. Santos traveled for 2 hours at a constant speed. Because of potholes, he
reduced his speed by 7 km per hour for the next 2 hours. If he traveled 206 km, what
was his speed on the first part of the trip?

14. Two planes leave at the same time. One flies west at 300 km per hour. The other
flies east at 450 km per hour. In how many hours will they be 2 250 kilometers apart?

15. Carlos and Robert leave town A at the same time. They are heading for town B.
Carlos driving his sports car, travels 65 km/ph. Robert, on a motorcycle travels at 55
km/ph. How long will it be before they are 55 km apart?
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Allana Mae Gabuya
Jonar Dexter Mejellano

1. One-sixth of a number is 3 less than one-half of the same number. What is the
number?

2. The denominator of a certain fraction is three times the numerator. If two is

added to the numerator and subtracted from the denominator, the result is 3/5. Find
the original fraction.

3. The denominator of a fraction is 4 more than the numerator. If 4 is added to the

numerator and 7 is added to the denominator, the value of the fraction is 1/2. Find
the original fraction.

4. The numerator is 2 less than the denominator. If 1 is subtracted from the

numerator and added to the denominator, the value of the fraction is 1/3. Find the
original fraction.

5. In a certain fraction, the denominator is 4 larger than the numerator. If 2 is

added to both the numerator and the denominator, the result is 3/5. Find the original
fraction.

6. Ed can do a job in 4 days. When Ed and Mayday work together, it would take
them two and one-third days. Find the number of days if Mayday will work alone?

7. . Mike can repaint a dog house three times faster than Miguel. If they work
together, it will take them 4 days to complete the job. How long would it take for
Mike to do the repainting alone?

8. Two inlet pipes can fill an empty swimming pool in 3 days and 6 days,
respectively. A pump can empty a full pool in 4 days. How long will it take to fill
the empty pool if both pipes are open and the pump is on?

9. Working together, Jonathan and Juancho can paint a car in 12 hours. If it takes
Jonathan 2/3 as long as it takes Juancho to paint a car in 12 hours, find the number
of days Juancho can do the task alone.

10. One printing machine can run the necessary copies for the daily circulation of a
newspaper in 5 hours. A modern printer can run the same number of copies in 4
hours. How long will it take to run the copies when both machines are working?