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Solving Rate Problems — Quiz

Question 5 • Transition Mathematics for Seniors

Working together, Alex and Millie can file all the papers in the file cabinets in 4 hours. It would have taken Alex 6 hours to do the job alone. What is the missing value in the table that represents the part of the papers that Alex would file if Alex and Millie worked together? Rate (part/hour) Time (hours) Part of Papers Filed Alex ? Millie r 4 4 r

Answer
A
4 r
B
64
C
6 r
D
46

Explanation

Alex’s filing rate is 1/6 of the papers per hour, because Alex would finish the job alone in 6 hours. Working together for 4 hours, Alex would file 4 × 1/6 = 4/6 of the papers. The correct choice is 4/6.

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