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Question 1208959: Patrice, by himself, can paint four rooms in 10 hours. If he hires April to help, they can do the same job together in 6 hours. If he lets April work alone, how long will it take her to paint four rooms?
Let A = length of time it will take April to paint four rooms

Here is my equation:
(1/10) + (1/A) = 1/6
Is this correct?


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Question 1208959: Patrice, by himself, can paint four rooms in 10 hours. If he hires April to help, they can do the same job together in 6 hours. If he lets April work alone, how long will it take her to paint four rooms?
Let A = length of time it will take April to paint four rooms

Here is my equation:
(1/10) + (1/A) = 1/6
Is this correct?


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Question 1208959: Patrice, by himself, can paint four rooms in 10 hours. If he hires April to help, they can do the same job together in 6 hours. If he lets April work alone, how long will it take her to paint four rooms?
Let A = length of time it will take April to paint four rooms

Here is my equation:
(1/10) + (1/A) = 1/6
Is this correct?


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Question 1208958: It takes an HP LaserJet 1300 laser printer 10 minutes longer to complete a 600-page print job by itself than it takes an HP LaserJet 2420 to complete the same job by itself. Together, the two printers can complete the job in 12 minutes. How long does it take for each printer to complete the print job alone? What is the speed of each printer?

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Question 1209016: An oil tanker can be emptied by the main pump in 4 hours.An auxiliary pump can empty the tanker in 9 hours. If the main pump is started at 9 AM, when should the auxiliary pump be started so that the tanker is emptied by noon?
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Question 1209017: A bathroom tub will fill in 15 minutes with both faucets open and the stopper in place. With both faucets closed and the stopper removed, the tub will empty in 20 minutes. How long will it take for the tub to fill if both faucets are open and the stopper is removed?
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Question 1209017: A bathroom tub will fill in 15 minutes with both faucets open and the stopper in place. With both faucets closed and the stopper removed, the tub will empty in 20 minutes. How long will it take for the tub to fill if both faucets are open and the stopper is removed?
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Question 1209017: A bathroom tub will fill in 15 minutes with both faucets open and the stopper in place. With both faucets closed and the stopper removed, the tub will empty in 20 minutes. How long will it take for the tub to fill if both faucets are open and the stopper is removed?
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Question 1209440: Sliding at 18 cm/min instead of 16 cm/min, a slug saves 25 seconds crossing a cabbage leaf. How long is the leaf, in cm?
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Question 1209440: Sliding at 18 cm/min instead of 16 cm/min, a slug saves 25 seconds crossing a cabbage leaf. How long is the leaf, in cm?
CC12#5

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Question 1188303: For a given mass of gas in a piston, 𝑝𝑉^1.5 = 400 where p is the pressure in N/m^2, and V is the volume in m^3. Suppose the pressure increases at a constant rate of 3 N/m^2 per minute. Find the rate at which the volume is changing at the instant when the pressure is 50 N/m^2.
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Question 1182652: The total energy required to move a 10-N block up a 25-degree incline for 10 meters is 500 Joule. A frictional force of 10-N opposes the motion of the block. Determine the force (parallel the inclined) required to move the block, the rate of work done if the work was done in 10 seconds, and the initial velocity of the block if its velocity at 10 meters is 30 m/s.
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Question 1182648: The total energy required to move a 10-N block up a 25-degree incline for 10 meters is 500 Joule. A frictional force of 10-N opposes the motion of the block. Determine force (parallel the inclined) required to move the block, the rate of work done if the work was done in 10 seconds, and the initial velocity of the block if its velocity at 10 meters is 30 m/s.
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Question 1119: Sally can paint a house in 4 hours and Joe can paint the same house in 6 hours. If they work together how long will it take them to paint the house?
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Question 1119: Sally can paint a house in 4 hours and Joe can paint the same house in 6 hours. If they work together how long will it take them to paint the house?
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Question 1210372: If painter A can paint a wall in one hour and painter B can paint the same wall in two hours, how long does it take for painter A and B to paint the same wall together?

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Question 1210372: If painter A can paint a wall in one hour and painter B can paint the same wall in two hours, how long does it take for painter A and B to paint the same wall together?

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Question 1210372: If painter A can paint a wall in one hour and painter B can paint the same wall in two hours, how long does it take for painter A and B to paint the same wall together?

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Question 1210372: If painter A can paint a wall in one hour and painter B can paint the same wall in two hours, how long does it take for painter A and B to paint the same wall together?

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Question 734376: if a takes an old sweeper 30 hour to clean a street and takes a new and old sweepers together only 7.5 hours to clean the same street, then how long would it take for new sweeper to cleanse the same street?
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Question 734376: if a takes an old sweeper 30 hour to clean a street and takes a new and old sweepers together only 7.5 hours to clean the same street, then how long would it take for new sweeper to cleanse the same street?
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Question 734376: if a takes an old sweeper 30 hour to clean a street and takes a new and old sweepers together only 7.5 hours to clean the same street, then how long would it take for new sweeper to cleanse the same street?
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Question 734376: if a takes an old sweeper 30 hour to clean a street and takes a new and old sweepers together only 7.5 hours to clean the same street, then how long would it take for new sweeper to cleanse the same street?
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Question 733071: You can stuff envelopes twice as fast as your friend. Together, you can stuff 6750 envelopes in 4.5 hours. How long would it take each of you working alone to complete the job?
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Question 732913: PumP A, working alone, can fill a tank in 3 hours, and pump B can fill tthe same tank in 2 hours. If the tank is empty to start and pump a is switched on for 1 hour, after which pump b is also switched on and the two work together, how many minutes will pump b have been working by the time the pool is filled?
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Question 730851: Zelda typed 531 words in 6 minutes.How many words can he type in 1 minute?

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Question 730604: two taps take 8 hours to fill a tank. one tap takes 12 hours to do the same work. How long will the other tap take to fill the same tank?

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Question 446358: One person can do a certain job in six days, a second person can do the same job in two days, and a third person can do this job in three days. How many days will they take to do the job together?
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Question 446848: a new machine can make 10,000 aluminum cans three times faster than an older machine. with both machines working, 10,000 cans be made in 9h. how long would it take the new machine, working alone, to make the 10,000 cans?
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Question 446848: a new machine can make 10,000 aluminum cans three times faster than an older machine. with both machines working, 10,000 cans be made in 9h. how long would it take the new machine, working alone, to make the 10,000 cans?
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Question 446848: a new machine can make 10,000 aluminum cans three times faster than an older machine. with both machines working, 10,000 cans be made in 9h. how long would it take the new machine, working alone, to make the 10,000 cans?
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Question 453010: can someone help me by tuesday plss :(?
solve the problem.
joanne mows the front yard in 40 min, while hope can mow the same yard in 50 min. how long would it take them, working together with two mowers, to mow the yard?

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Question 1181303: Carlo can type a manuscript for 10 hours. he started working then bobby joined him 2 hours later. they worked together for 4 hrs until carlo decided to stop and then bobby had to finish the manuscript alone. if bobby finished the remaining portion in 6 more hours, how long can he type the whole manuscript working alone?
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Question 1181303: Carlo can type a manuscript for 10 hours. he started working then bobby joined him 2 hours later. they worked together for 4 hrs until carlo decided to stop and then bobby had to finish the manuscript alone. if bobby finished the remaining portion in 6 more hours, how long can he type the whole manuscript working alone?
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Question 1181303: Carlo can type a manuscript for 10 hours. he started working then bobby joined him 2 hours later. they worked together for 4 hrs until carlo decided to stop and then bobby had to finish the manuscript alone. if bobby finished the remaining portion in 6 more hours, how long can he type the whole manuscript working alone?
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Question 1181303: Carlo can type a manuscript for 10 hours. he started working then bobby joined him 2 hours later. they worked together for 4 hrs until carlo decided to stop and then bobby had to finish the manuscript alone. if bobby finished the remaining portion in 6 more hours, how long can he type the whole manuscript working alone?
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Question 1179655: The bird capable of the fastest flying speed is the swift. A swift flying with the wind to a favorite feeding spot traveled 42 mi in 0.3 h. On returning, now against the wind, the swift was able to travel only 27 mi in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the swift in calm air, and what was the rate of the wind?
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Question 1179655: The bird capable of the fastest flying speed is the swift. A swift flying with the wind to a favorite feeding spot traveled 42 mi in 0.3 h. On returning, now against the wind, the swift was able to travel only 27 mi in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the swift in calm air, and what was the rate of the wind?
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Question 1179401: . Peter and Steven take 5 1/3 hours to do a job. Steven alone takes 16 hours to
do the same job. How long would it take Peter to do the same job alone?

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Question 773494: A piece of work can be done by 5 men in 10 days. After 4 days, 3 men were transferred to another job. how many more days will the remaining men finish the job?
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Question 773494: A piece of work can be done by 5 men in 10 days. After 4 days, 3 men were transferred to another job. how many more days will the remaining men finish the job?
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Question 773494: A piece of work can be done by 5 men in 10 days. After 4 days, 3 men were transferred to another job. how many more days will the remaining men finish the job?
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Question 1081944: 80 men can finish the job in 60 days. At the 16th day, 5 men were laid off and at the 45th day, 10 men were hired. How many days were they delayed finishing the job.
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Question 1081944: 80 men can finish the job in 60 days. At the 16th day, 5 men were laid off and at the 45th day, 10 men were hired. How many days were they delayed finishing the job.
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