Hey I have some work rate math problems, if anyone can help me solve them id appreciate it.
The owner of a house require that the house be painted in 32 hours (4 work days). Mr. Paint, a painting contractor, would need 40 hours (5 days) to paint the house alone. To make sure the house is painted in 32 hours, Mr. Paint hires an assistant. How long would the assistant need to paint the house alone? ( for question 1,2 & 3)
1- Let x represent the amount of time the assistant would need to paint the house alone. Write an expression that shows the hourly rate at which Mr. Paint and his assistant work together to paint the house.
2- Now write an equation that can be used to determine the rate at which the assistant works.
3- If we know that the assistant works at a rate that would take him 160 hours to finish the job alone, and Mr. Paint receives $40 an hour for the job, how much should he pay his assistant?
4- Now consider a different scenario. A type of swimming pool holds 100 gallons of water. One hose can fill the pool in 12 hours while another takes only 10 hours. How long will it take for the pool to be filled if both hoses are used?
5- Working alone, a landscaper could build a retaining wall in 38 hours, while his apprentice could build the wall in 62 hours. If t represents the number of hours it would take them to build the wall while working together, which equation is correct?
6- Every night after closing, the moat in the hippopotamus exhibit at a zoo is drained and cleaned. The zoo currently has one pipe that can drain the moat in 50 minutes. It is considering installing a second pipe to speed up draining. The table below shows different times that the new pipe might take to drain the moat alone. In each row of the table, fill in the number of minutes it would take for both pipes to drain the pool simultaneously. Round your answers to the nearest tenth of a minute, when necessary.