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Work Word Problems Homework

1) It takes Sylvia 8 hours to assemble a carton of widgets. Joe

can do the same job in 12 hours. How long will it take them
to assemble a carton of widgets if they worked together?

2) Contract Crew A can pave a highway in 8 hours. Contract

Crew B can pave the same highway in 10 hours. How long
will it take if they work together?

3) Luis can load his truck in 12 min. It takes his brother Ramon
20 min to load the truck. How long would it take them to
do the job together?
4) A business report for a company can be printed in 33
minutes by one machine. A second machine can print the
report in 44 minutes. How long will it take to print the
report with both machines operating?

5) Bernice can wallpaper a room in 3 hours. Annie can

wallpaper the same room in 6 hours. How long will it take
them working together?

6) One pipe can fill a swimming pool in 15 hours. Another pipe

takes 20 hours to do the same job. How long will it take to
fill the pool if both pipes are used simultaneously?