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Question 768385: If x men working together at the same rate can complete a job in h hours, what part of the same job can one man working alone complete in k hours?
a. k/xh
b. h/xk
c. k/x+h
d. kh/h
e. kx/h
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Question 768464: Kayla's copy store recived an order for 5,616 copies. The store has 3 printers. If Kayla only uses one printer at a time, the first printer would complete the job in 15 hours and 36 minutes, the second in 7 hours and 12 minutes, and the third in 11 hours and 42 minutes. How long would it take to process if all three printers were used at the same time?

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Question 768360: If x men working together can do a job in h hours, what part of the same job can one man do in k hours
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Question 768474: Danielle can complete a project in twelve days and Mackenzie can do the same project in forty-eight days. Danielle worked on the project alone for four days before Mackenzie joined her. How many days did Mackenzie work on the project until it was done?

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Question 768538: two circles radii a&b(a>b) touch each other externally.St is a common tangent touching the circles at S&T respectively. then ST^2=?

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Question 768546: 4 water pumps fill an empty water tank in 4 hours. How many water pumps of same type will fill empty water tank in 5 hours 20 minutes ?
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Question 768510: A librarian arranges books in 3 hours. A volunteer student can do the same job in 5 hours. If they work together for 1 hour and the student leaves then how much longer does the librarian have to work?
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Question 768615: If John completes 5 tasks in 15 minutes and Bob completes 5 tasks in 35 minutes, how long will it take them to complete 5 tasks if they work together?
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Question 768789: tank require 4 hour to fiil and 6 hours to empty. wen whole tank fiil
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Question 768883: A tank takes 10 hours to fill through a inlet pipe. It takes three times as long to empty through an outlet pipe. How long would it take to fill if both pipes are open? The size is not specified. And it's not a trick question either.
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Question 769141: 12 women alone can complete a piece of work in 5 days, whereas 3 women and 9 children together can complete the same
piece of work in 10 days. In how many days can 36 children complete the same piece of work ?
(1) 10 days (2) 2 days (3) 5 days (4) 8 days (5) None of these
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Question 769245: Three brothers decide to paint their house. Kevin could paint the house in 12 hours, and Nick could paint it in 15 hours. When they work together with their brother, Joe, it only takes five hours to paint the whole house. How long would it take Joe to paint the house if he worked alone?
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Question 769300: It takes Amy twice as long to clean the office as it does Nancy. How long would it take each girl to clean the office by herself if they can clean the office together in 30 minutes?
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Question 769313: Last week Al bought some golf balls for $20. The next day they were on sale for $0.50 per ball less, and he bought $22.50 worth of balls. If he purchased 5 more balls on the second day than on the first day, how many did he buy each day and at what price per ball?
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Question 769561: It takes 3 workers 1 hour to pack 6 boxes. At that rate, how long will it take 9 workers to pack 36 boxes?
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Question 769503: alice can complete a project in 20 days and b0b can complete the same project in 30 days.alice and bob start working on the project together with alice quitting after some time ,and it takes bob another 10 days to complete the project.what is the total days to complete the project
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Question 769711: If my pump will pump 5 gallons in 1.75 minutes, how many gallons will it pump in one hour?
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Question 769711: If my pump will pump 5 gallons in 1.75 minutes, how many gallons will it pump in one hour?
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Question 769824: If you type 240 words in 8 mintues how many can you type in 10 mintues?
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Question 769905: If it takes 1 hour to get 800 litres of water how long for 10 litres? Thank you
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Question 770103: One pipe alone can fill a tub in 12 minutes. Another pipe can fill it in only 8 minutes, how long will it take for both pipes to fill the tub if they work together?
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Question 770147: A painter can paint a kitchen in 12 hours. An apprentice can paint the same kitchen in 24 hours. If they worked together, how long would it take them to paint the kitchen?
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Question 770246: A crew of 8 people can build a concrete wall in six days. If 4 more people had joined the crew at the start, how many days would it have taken?
please show the working out, thank you
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Question 770562: worker A takes 8 hours to do a job.Worker B takes 10 hours to do the same job. How long should it takes both A and B working together but independently to do the same job?
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Question 770574: When Sean and Allen work together, they can paint a fence in 9 hours. Working alone,Sean can paint the fence in 1/3 of the amount of time that it takes Allen to paint the fence. How long would it take Allen to paint the fence alone?
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Question 770901: you and a group of friends offer to help paint a house. you need to paint 4 rooms in 8 hours. if each person can paint one room in 10 hours, how many people will it take to paint all rooms on time.
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Question 771227: if it takes 6days for 4men to do a task, how long will it take 2men to do the same task at the same rate?
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Question 771550: Susan reads 3 1/2 pages in 3/4 hour. What is the complex fraction?
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Question 771672: somne persons can do a work in 60 days 8 more mens are added them then can do a work in 50 days ,calculate total no of members
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Question 772286: a machine can seal 480 bottles in 1 hour. at this rate how many bottles can the machine seal in 15 minutes?
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Question 772469: If 1 person can complete 15 reports in 1 hour, howmany do i need to complete 5700 reports in 1 hour?
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Question 772469: If 1 person can complete 15 reports in 1 hour, howmany do i need to complete 5700 reports in 1 hour?
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Question 772619: Jennifer read a total of 6 books over 8 months. Susan read a total of 8 books over 10 months. Which girl is reading at a faster rate? Make a table or graph to justify your answer.
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Question 772695: A large water tank has two inlet pipes of different sizes, and one outlet pipe. With the outlet pipe closed, it takes 3 hours to fill the empty tank using the large inlet pipe only. It takes 4 hours to fill the empty tank using the small inlet pipe only. When the tank is full, and the inlet pipes are closed, it takes the outlet pipe 8 hours to empty the tank. Assuming the tank is empty and all three pipes are opened, how long will it take to fill the tank, to the nearest minute?
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Question 772730: 8 men can dig a garden in 20 days. After working for 5days, 3men left. How long will it take to complete the whole work?.
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Question 772965: Margaret and Kiara can finish a certain work in 3 hours. If Margaret works alone, she can finish it in 4 hours. How many hours would it take Kiara to do the work alone?
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Question 773233: If it takes 15 people 8 hours to clean a restaurant,
how long would it take 20 people?
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Question 773380: It takes 15 people 8 hours to clean a restaurant, how long would it take 20 people to clean the same restaurant.
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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 773527: Mr. B can wash his car in 15 minutes, while his son takes twice as
long to do the same job. If they work together, how many minutes
will the job take them?
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Question 773604: Dick is driving on I-75 at 65 miles per hour for 24 minutes then slows down to 55 miles per hour for 30 minutes due to construction. How many miles did Dick travel in 54 minutes?
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Question 773606: An inlet pipe can fill Blake's pool in 5 hours while an outlet pipe can empty it in 8. If Blake left both pipes on, then, one hour later, shut off the outlet pipe, how long would it take to fill the pool?
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