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Sometimes you will encounter a word problem that asks you to determine how long it would take two people working together to finish a
Geometry
job. Solving this type of problem requires a few steps of logic. Let’s jump straight to an example.

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Example: Jennifer can mop a warehouse in 8.3 hours. Heather can mop the same warehouse in 11.2 hours. Find how long it would
take them if they worked together. Congruent Triangles

Solution: We set up an equation to model Jen’s work. We know that Jen can mop a warehouse in 8.3 hours, which means Constructions

Parallel Lines and the

\(\Large \frac{{1{\text{Warehouse Mopped}}}}{{8.3{\text{ hours}}}} = 0.12{\text{Warehouse Mopped in }}1{\text{ hour}}\)
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That is, Jen can mop 12 percent of the warehouse in one hour. We set up a similar equation for Heather. We know that Heather can Properties of Triangles
mop the same warehouse in 11.2 hours, which means
Quadrilaterals and
\(\Large \frac{{1{\text{Warehouse Mopped}}}}{{11.2{\text{ hours}}}} = 0.09{\text{Warehouse Mopped in }}1{\text{ hour}}\) Polygons

That is, Heather can mop about 9 percent of the warehouse in one hour. Now we can find out how much of the warehouse they can mop
together in one hour. We have

\(0.12\left( {for Jen} \right) + 0.09\left( {for Heather} \right) = 0.21\)

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That is, together they can mop 21 percent of the warehouse in 1 hour. Let’s set up our final equation to model this word problem. We
use a simple ratio: Free Math Worksheets

\(\Large \frac{{1{\text{Warehouse Mopped}}}}{{x{\text{ hours}}}} = \Large \frac{{0.21{\text{Warehouse Mopped}}}}{{1{\text{ hour}}}}\)

Cross multiplying gives

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\(x = \Large \frac{1}{{0.21}} = 4.76{\text{ hours}}\)
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Another Example: Molly can clean an attic in 10.6 hours. Jasmine can clean the same attic in 15 hours. If they worked together how
long would it take them? Algebra and Pre-
Algebra
\(\Large \frac{{1 Attic}}{{10.6 hours}} = 0.09 in one hour\)
Beginning Algebra
For Jasmine, we have
Beginning Trigonometry
\(\Large \frac{{1 Attic}}{{15 hours}} = 0.07 in one hour\)
Equations
Together, their labor yields Absolute value equations
Distance, rate, time word
\(0.09 + 0.07 = 0.16 together in one hour\) problems
Mixture word problems
Then we use another ratio to solve the problem
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\(\Large \frac{{1 Attic Cleaned}}{{x hours}} = \Large \frac{{0.16 Cleaned}}{{1 hour}}\)
One step equations

Then, by cross multiplying, Multi step equations

Exponents
\(x = \Large \frac{1}{{0.16}} = 6.25 hours\)
Factoring

Linear Equations and

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Percents

Polynomials

Equations-Work-word-problems-easy.pdf Quadratic Functions

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Solve each question. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Rational Expressions

Systems of Equations and

This free worksheet contains 10 assignments each with 24 questions with answers. Inequalities

Example of one question:

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Algebra - Equations- Work word problems - Easy

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Solve each question. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Algebra - Equations- Work word problems - Medium

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Solve each question. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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