1. Distance and Work Word Problems Advanced Math Topics Mrs. Mongold

2. Work Problems

6. This is not just limited to two people or things working together you can have more than 2!!!!

7. Example Melissa can clean the house in 4 hours, whereas her husband, Zack, can do the same job in 5 hours. They have agreed to clean together so they can finish in time to watch a movie on TV that starts in 2 hours. How long will it take them to clean the house together? Will they finish in time to watch the move from the beginning?

8. Distance Problems Remember that D=RT

9. Distance Problems Remember that D=RT D= Distance

10. Distance Problems Remember that D=RT D= Distance R= Rate

11. Distance Problems Remember that D=RT D= Distance R= Rate T= Time

12. Distance Problems Remember that D=RT D= Distance R= Rate T= Time Object NameRateTimeDistance Object 1 Object 2 Make a chart for these problems

13. Example Steve takes 1 ½ times as long to go 72 miles upstream in his boat as he does to return. If the boat cruises at 30 mph in still water, what is the speed of the current?

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