Using a riding lawn mower, Sherry, the landscaper of a large park, can mow the

lawn in 8 hours. With a small mower, her assistant Bob needs 14 hours to mow the
same lawn. If Sherry and Bob work together mowing the lawn, how long will it
take them to mow the lawn?

Jack and Jill are going up the hill to pull weeds. Jack can pull all of the weeds by
himself
in 8 hours; if Jill helps him they can pull the same amount of weeds in 5 hours.
How long
would it take Jill to pull the weeds working alone?

5 identical machines working at a constant rate can produce 12 widgets in 2 hours. How
long will it take for 8 machines to produce 24 widgets?

Three printing presses, R, S, and T working together at their respective constant

rates, can do a certain printing job in 4 hours. S and T, working together at their
respective constant rates, can do the same job in 5 hours. How many hours would it
take R, working alone at its constant rate, to do the same job?

Walter and Helen are asked to paint a house. Walter can paint the house by
himself in 12 hours and Helen can paint the house by herself in 16 hours. How
long would it take to paint the house if they worked together?

Tom and Jerry have to stuff and mail 1000 envelopes for a new marketing
campaign. Jerry can do the job alone in 6 hours. If Tom helps, they can get the job
done in 4 hours. How long would it take Tom to do the job by himself?
One pipe can fill a swimming pool in 10 hours, while another pipe can empty the
pool in 15 hours. How long would it take to fill the pool if both pipes were
accidentally left open?
 Triplets, Justin, Jason, and Jacob are working on a school project. Justin can
complete the project by himself in 6 hours, Jason can complete the project by
himself in 9 hours, and Jacob can complete the project by himself in 8 hours. How
long would it take the triplets to complete the project if they work together?
Brian, Mark, and Jeff are painting a house. Working together they can paint the
house is 6 hours. Working alone Brain can paint the house in 15 hours and Jeff can
paint the house in 20 hours. How long would it take Mark to paint the house
working alone?
A cold water faucet can fill the bath tub in 12 minutes, and a hot water faucet can
fill the bath tub in 18 minutes. The drain can empty the bath tub in 24 minutes. If
both faucets are on and the drain is open, how long would it take to fill the bath
tub?
It takes 1.5 hours for Tim to mow the lawn. Linda can mow the same lawn
in 2 hours. How long will it take John and Linda, work together, to mow the
lawn?
It takes 6 hours for pump A, used alone, to fill a tank of water. Pump B
used alone takes 8 hours to fill the same tank. We want to use three
pumps: A, B and another pump C to fill the tank in 2 hours. What should be
the rate of pump C? How long would it take pump C, used alone, to fill the
tank?