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Answer the following questions:

1. Six pipes are needed to fill a tank in 1 hour and 20 minutes. How long will it take if only 4 pipes of the same type are used?

2. There are 50 students in a hostel. Food provided for them is good only for 40 days. How long will the same amount of food last if 30 more students join the group?

3. Five trucks can transport 120 tons of goods in 2 days. How many tons of goods can 3 trucks transport in 4 days?

4. In a central post office, 4 machines categorize 8 000 packages in 8 hours. How many machines are needed to categorize 4 500 packages in 6 hours?

5. A soap factory can produce 5000 units of soap in two days if five machines are used. How many units can be made in five days if 10 machines are used?

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Six pipes can fill the tank in 80 minutes, therefore one pipe fills the tank in 80 minutes / 6 pipes = 13.33 minutes. Four pipes will fill the tank in 13.33 minutes * 4 pipes = 53.33 minutes.

The food is enough for 50 students for 40 days, therefore it's enough for one student for 40 days / 50 students = 0.8 days. If 30 more students join the group, the food is enough for 50 students + 30 students = 80 students, for 0.8 days / student. So, the food will last for 80 students * 0.8 days/student = 64 days.

Five trucks can transport 120 tons in 2 days, therefore one truck can transport 120 tons / 5 trucks = 24 tons in 2 days. Three trucks can transport 24 tons/truck * 3 trucks = 72 tons in 2 days. In 4 days, they will transport 72 tons * 2 days = 144 tons.

Four machines categorize 8000 packages in 8 hours, therefore one machine categorizes 8000 packages / 4 machines = 2000 packages in 8 hours. To categorize 4500 packages in 6 hours, the number of machines needed is 4500 packages / (2000 packages/machine * 8 hours/6 hours) = 4500 packages / (2000 packages/machine * 4/3) = 4500 / (2000 * 4/3) = 4500 / 2667 ≈ 1.68 machines, which is approximately 2 machines.

Five machines can produce 5000 units of soap in 2 days, therefore one machine can produce 5000 units / 5 machines = 1000 units in 2 days. Ten machines can produce 1000 units/machine * 10 machines = 10 000 units in 2 days. In five days, they will produce 10 000 units * 5 days = 50 000 units.
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