Question

Adsila and Carlos volunteer to fill gift boxes for soldiers serving overseas. Both work at a constant rate. They work together for 4 hours and fill 108 boxes, Adsila fills 11 boxes every hour. How many boxes does Carlos fill every hour?

Answer 1

Carlos fills 16 boxes per hour.

Explanation:

Given that:

Adsila and Carlos are working together to fill the gift boxes for soldiers.

Number of boxes filled while working together in 4 hours = 108 boxes

Number of boxes filled while working together in 1 hour =
`(108)/(4) = 27` boxes per hour

Number of boxes filled by Adsila every hour = 11 boxes

To find:

Number of boxes filled by Carlos every hour = ?

Solution:

Number of boxes filled every hour while working together = Number of boxes filled every hour by Adsila + Number of boxes filled every hour by Carlos

Number of boxes filled every hour while working together = 27 = 11 + Number of boxes filled every hour by Carlos

Number of boxes filled every hour by Carlos = 27 - 11 = 16