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2 Hadhe done it alone it would have taken Daniel9 hours. Find how long it would take Paulto do it ) Working together, Jenny and Natalie canmop a warehouse in hours. Had shedone it alone it would have taken Natalie 12hours. How long would it take Jenny to doit alone?-1- 7 f200l1U24 BKRuhtdaK fSbomfHtvwRaQrseK R SAelkli QrUipgSh0tOsH c 2M6aydle5 zwZi9t2h7 dIFnrfxiDnDiztTeD ZAAlQg6ezbvr2ak by Kuta Software LLC7) Rob can tar a roof in nine hours. One dayhis friend Kayla helped him and it only hours. How long would it take Kaylato do it alone?8) Working alone, it takes Kristin 11 hours toharvest a field. Kayla can harvest the samefield in 16 hours. Find how long it wouldtake them if they worked ) Krystal can wax a floor in 16 minutes. Oneday her friend Perry helped her and it onlytook minutes. How long would it takePerry to do it alone?10) Working alone, Dan can sweep a porch in15 minutes. Alberto can sweep the sameporch in 11 minutes. If they workedtogether how long would it take them?

3 11) Ryan can paint a fence in ten hours. Asanjican paint the same fence in eight hours. Ifthey worked together how long would it takethem?12) Working alone, it takes Asanji eight hours todig a 10 ft by 10 ft hole. Brenda can dig thesame hole in nine hours. How long would ittake them if they worked together?-2- c g2P0n1w2M uK1u0tGaP mSgo1fIt9wKa5rOeS j AA8lBlX 5rliygAh8t7sA 4 TMhafdFeE HwliutbhA 0 IVn8fBiPnDiltOee BAvlAgreob6roaL by Kuta Software LLCKuta Software - Infinite Algebra 1 Name_____ Period____Date_____Work Word ProblemsSolve each question . Round your answer to the nearest ) Working alone, Ryan can dig a 10 ft by 10 fthole in five hours. Castel can dig the samehole in six hours. How long would it takethem if they worked together? hours2) Shawna can pour a large concrete drivewayin six hours. Dan can pour the samedriveway in seven hours. Find how long itwould take them if they worked hours3) It takes Trevon ten hours to clean an attic. Cody can clean the same attic in sevenhours.

4 Find how long it would take them ifthey worked hours4) Working alone, Carlos can oil the lanes in abowling alley in five hours. Jenny can oilthe same lanes in nine hours. If they workedtogether how long would it take them? hours5) Working together, Paul and Daniel can pickforty bushels of apples in hours. Hadhe done it alone it would have taken Daniel9 hours. Find how long it would take Paulto do it hours6) Working together, Jenny and Natalie canmop a warehouse in hours. Had shedone it alone it would have taken Natalie 12hours. How long would it take Jenny to doit alone? hours-1- A S230r1M2Z BKTuStMas BShoufLt5wbaYrEee 4 7 AslWlb ordiJgJhstusl v 4 MOaSdTeo 8wyiKtehx mIrnBfGi2nCi5tie7 xAFl7gZe2bArCa6 by Kuta Software LLC7) Rob can tar a roof in nine hours. One dayhis friend Kayla helped him and it only hours. How long would it take Kaylato do it alone? hours8) Working alone, it takes Kristin 11 hours toharvest a field. Kayla can harvest the samefield in 16 hours.

5 Find how long it wouldtake them if they worked hours9) Krystal can wax a floor in 16 minutes. Oneday her friend Perry helped her and it onlytook minutes. How long would it takePerry to do it alone?9 minutes10) Working alone, Dan can sweep a porch in15 minutes. Alberto can sweep the sameporch in 11 minutes. If they workedtogether how long would it take them? minutes11) Ryan can paint a fence in ten hours. Asanjican paint the same fence in eight hours. Ifthey worked together how long would it takethem? hours12) Working alone, it takes Asanji eight hours todig a 10 ft by 10 ft hole. Brenda can dig thesame hole in nine hours. How long would ittake them if they worked together? hours-2-Create your own worksheets like this one with Infinite Algebra 1. Free trial available at