Work Problem 1 - Intro

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Lesson Summary:

In this lesson on work problems, the concept of work is introduced through an example of painting a house. The relationship between rate, time, and work is explained using rate*time=work or job done. The lesson then moves on to a work problem involving two people, Tom and Don, who work at different rates to paint a house. The transcript walks through how to find the time it takes for them to complete the job working together.

Lesson Description:

How long does it take for two people to do the same job together?

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Questions answered by this video:
  • How do you solve word problems about the amount it time it takes to do a certain amount of work?
  • If Tom takes 12 hours to paint a house, what is his rate per hour?
  • If Tom takes 12 hours to paint a house, and he only works for 6 hours, how much work will he get done?
  • If it takes Mary 2/3 of an hour to clean a room, what is her rate per hour?
  • If Tom takes 12 hours to paint a house alone, and Don takes 6 hours to paint the house alone, how long would it take if they work together?
  • How do you write an solve an equation about two people doing the same job together?
  • How can you solve x/12 + x/6 = 1?
  • How can you check your solution to a word work problem?
  • How can you estimate how long it will take to complete a task before solving?
  • Staff Review

    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
    This video is a great starting place for learning about how work problems are set up and solved. You will be introduced to the idea of rate of working and work done in a time frame. This then leads into finding how long it would take two people to complete the same job together, a very common and often difficult problem in Algebra.