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| A machine can process 300 parts in 20 minutes. Find how many parts can be processed in 45 minutes. | 675 parts |
| As his consulting fee, Mr. Visconti charges $90.00 per day. Find how much he charges for 3 hours of consulting. Assume an 8 hour work day. | $33.75 |
| One fundraiser can address 100 letters in 35 minutes. Find how many he can address in 55 minutes. | 157 letters |
| The reciprocal of a number equals the reciprocal of the difference of 4 and the number. Find the number. | 2 |
| A car travels 90 miles in the same time that a car traveling 10 miles per hour slower travels 60 miles. Find the speed of each car | 30 mph; 20 mph |
| The speed of a bayou near Lafayette, Louisiana, is 4 miles per hour. A paddleboat travels 48 miles upstream in the same amount of time it takes to travel 72 miles downstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water. | 20 mph |
| When Mark and Maria manicure Mr. Stergeon's lawn, it takes them 5 hours. If Mark works alone, it takes 7 hours. Find how long it takes Maria alone. | 17 1/2 hr. |
| It takes pipe A 20 days to fill a fish pond. Pipe B takes 15 days. Find how long it takes both pipes together to fill the pond. | 8 4/7 days. |
| In a sample of 85 fluorescent bulbs, 3 were found to be defective. At this rate, how many defective bulbs should be found in 510 bulbs? | 18 bulbs |
| One number plus 5 times its reciprocal is equal to six. Find the number. | 5 or 1 |
| A pleasure boat traveling down the Red River takes the same time to go 14 miles upstream as it takes to go 16 miles downstream. If the current of the river is 2 miles per hour, find the speed of the boat in still water. | 30 mph |
| An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 12 hours. A second pipe can fill the tank in 15 hours. If both pipes are used, find how long it takes to fill the tank. | 6 2/3 hr |
