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WEEK 5 - Work Rates
You work in retail. In the past you inventoried and shelved the weekly UPS shipment in 2 hours. Your co-worker usually takes 3 hours to do the UPS shipment. How long will it take the two of you working together to finish this week’s UPS shipment?
1)What units are you looking for?
Choose a variable to represent this value?
2)Should your answer be more or less than 2 hours? Why?
3)What fraction of the job can you do in 1 hour working alone?
This is your work rate.
4)What fraction of the job can your co-worker do in 1 hour working alone? This is his work rate.
5)Using the variable you chose, what fraction of the job can you two do in 1 hour working together?
This is your combined work rate.
6)Write an equation.
7)Describe at least two ways to solve this equation.
We can finish the UPS shipment in ________ ________ working together.
You work in retail. In the past you inventoried and shelved the weekly UPS shipment in 2 hours. Your co-worker usually takes 3 hours to do the UPS shipment. How long will it take the two of you working together to finish this week’s UPS shipment?
1)What units are you looking for?
Choose a variable to represent this value?
2)Should your answer be more or less than 2 hours? Why?
3)What fraction of the job can you do in 1 hour working alone?
This is your work rate.
4)What fraction of the job can your co-worker do in 1 hour working alone? This is his work rate.
5)Using the variable you chose, what fraction of the job can you two do in 1 hour working together?
This is your combined work rate.
6)Write an equation.
7)Describe at least two ways to solve this equation.
We can finish the UPS shipment in ________ ________ working together.
Answers
Answered by
Ms. Sue
Do you know the answer to any of these questions?
Answered by
Lisa Urgent Urgent!!
I don't know the answer to any of these questions as why my is my biggest struggle.
WEEK 5 - Work Rates
You work in retail. In the past you inventoried and shelved the weekly UPS shipment in 2 hours. Your co-worker usually takes 3 hours to do the UPS shipment. How long will it take the two of you working together to finish this week’s UPS shipment?
1)What units are you looking for?
Choose a variable to represent this value?
2)Should your answer be more or less than 2 hours? Why?
3)What fraction of the job can you do in 1 hour working alone?
This is your work rate.
4)What fraction of the job can your co-worker do in 1 hour working alone? This is his work rate.
5)Using the variable you chose, what fraction of the job can you two do in 1 hour working together?
This is your combined work rate.
6)Write an equation.
7)Describe at least two ways to solve this equation.
We can finish the UPS shipment in ________ ________ working together.
WEEK 5 - Work Rates
You work in retail. In the past you inventoried and shelved the weekly UPS shipment in 2 hours. Your co-worker usually takes 3 hours to do the UPS shipment. How long will it take the two of you working together to finish this week’s UPS shipment?
1)What units are you looking for?
Choose a variable to represent this value?
2)Should your answer be more or less than 2 hours? Why?
3)What fraction of the job can you do in 1 hour working alone?
This is your work rate.
4)What fraction of the job can your co-worker do in 1 hour working alone? This is his work rate.
5)Using the variable you chose, what fraction of the job can you two do in 1 hour working together?
This is your combined work rate.
6)Write an equation.
7)Describe at least two ways to solve this equation.
We can finish the UPS shipment in ________ ________ working together.
Answered by
Ms. Sue
Since you don't even know this answer, you need more help than we can provide for you.
3)What fraction of the job can you do in 1 hour working alone?
This is your work rate.
3)What fraction of the job can you do in 1 hour working alone?
This is your work rate.
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