Two painters, Ray and Taylor, are painting a fence. Ray paints at a uniform rate of 40 feet every 160 minutes, and Taylor paints at a uniform rate of 50 feet every 125 minutes. If the two painters paint simultaneously, how many minutes will it take for them to paint a fence that is 260 feet long?
a) 320
b) 400
c) 450
d) 500
e) 580
Please assist with above problem.
Two painters, Ray and Taylor, are painting a fence. Ray pain
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Efficiency of Ray = 40/160 = 1/4
Efficiency of Taylor = 50/125= 2/5
Combined efficiency is 1/4 + 2/5 = 13/20
Time required to paint 260 meters wall = 260*20/13
= 400 minutes
SO B
Efficiency of Taylor = 50/125= 2/5
Combined efficiency is 1/4 + 2/5 = 13/20
Time required to paint 260 meters wall = 260*20/13
= 400 minutes
SO B
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Let's determine how much each person can paint in ONE MINUTEalanforde800Maximus wrote:Two painters, Ray and Taylor, are painting a fence. Ray paints at a uniform rate of 40 feet every 160 minutes, and Taylor paints at a uniform rate of 50 feet every 125 minutes. If the two painters paint simultaneously, how many minutes will it take for them to paint a fence that is 260 feet long?
a) 320
b) 400
c) 450
d) 500
e) 580
Ray paints at a uniform rate of 40 feet every 160 minutes
We have (40 feet)/(160 minutes)
Divide top and bottom by 160 to get: (0.25 feet)/(1 minute)
So, Ray paints 0.25 feet every ONE MINUTE
Taylor paints at a uniform rate of 50 feet every 125 minutes
We have (50 feet)/(125 minutes)
Divide top and bottom by 125 to get: (0.4 feet)/(1 minute)
So, Taylor paints 0.4 feet every ONE MINUTE
So, working TOGETHER, the can paint 0.25 + 0.4 feet every ONE MINUTE
In other words, they can paint 0.65 feet every ONE MINUTE
How many minutes will it take for them to paint a fence that is 260 feet long?
Time = output/rate
= 260/0.65
= 400 minutes
Amswer: B
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We are given that Ray paints at a uniform rate of 40 feet every 160 minutes. Thus, the rate of Ray is 40/160= 1/4 ft/min.alanforde800Maximus wrote:Two painters, Ray and Taylor, are painting a fence. Ray paints at a uniform rate of 40 feet every 160 minutes, and Taylor paints at a uniform rate of 50 feet every 125 minutes. If the two painters paint simultaneously, how many minutes will it take for them to paint a fence that is 260 feet long?
a) 320
b) 400
c) 450
d) 500
e) 580
Please assist with above problem.
We are also given that Taylor paints at a uniform rate of 50 feet every 125 minutes. Thus, the rate of Taylor is 50/125= 2/5 ft/min.
We need to determine the time it will take to paint a fence, that is 260 feet long, when Ray and Taylor work simultaneously.
To determine the time to paint a 260-foot-long fence, we can use the combined work formula:
Work done by Ray + Work done by Taylor = 260 feet (the total work completed)
Because Ray and Taylor are working simultaneously, we can let the time they both work together be t minutes. We now can express the individual work done by Ray and Taylor. We must remember that work = rate x time.
Work done by Ray = (1/4)t
Work done by Taylor = (2/5)t
(1/4)t + (2/5)t = 260
We can multiply the entire equation by 20 to cancel out the fraction and we have:
5t + 8t = 5,200
13t = 5,200
t = 400 minutes
Answer: B
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Hi alanforde800Maximus,
The 'key' to most 'rate' questions is to find a simple unit measure that's comparable for all the entities involved. In this prompt, we're dealing with 'total feet painted per volume of minutes.' Since the question asks for the number of MINUTES it takes to paint a fence, we should organize our information in terms of 'feet painted per minute.'
Based on the information in the prompt...
Ray paints 40 feet every 160 minutes = 1/4 foot per minute
Taylor paints 50 feet every 125 minutes = 2/5 foot per minute
In TOTAL, they paint 1/4 + 2/5 = 5/20 + 8/20 = 13/20 feet per minute
While that measurement might seem 'weird', we can convert it...
(13/20 feet per minute)(20 minutes) = 13 feet every 20 minutes
The prompt asks for the time it would take to paint a 260 foot long fence....
260/13 = (20 units of 13 feet) x 20 minutes = 400 minutes
Final Answer: B
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The 'key' to most 'rate' questions is to find a simple unit measure that's comparable for all the entities involved. In this prompt, we're dealing with 'total feet painted per volume of minutes.' Since the question asks for the number of MINUTES it takes to paint a fence, we should organize our information in terms of 'feet painted per minute.'
Based on the information in the prompt...
Ray paints 40 feet every 160 minutes = 1/4 foot per minute
Taylor paints 50 feet every 125 minutes = 2/5 foot per minute
In TOTAL, they paint 1/4 + 2/5 = 5/20 + 8/20 = 13/20 feet per minute
While that measurement might seem 'weird', we can convert it...
(13/20 feet per minute)(20 minutes) = 13 feet every 20 minutes
The prompt asks for the time it would take to paint a 260 foot long fence....
260/13 = (20 units of 13 feet) x 20 minutes = 400 minutes
Final Answer: B
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Work = Rate * Time
260 = (Taylor's Rate + Ray's Rate) * Time
260 = (1/4 + 2/5) * T
260 = (13 / 20) * T
20*260 = 13 * T
20 * 20 * 13 = 13 * T
20 * 20 = T
260 = (Taylor's Rate + Ray's Rate) * Time
260 = (1/4 + 2/5) * T
260 = (13 / 20) * T
20*260 = 13 * T
20 * 20 * 13 = 13 * T
20 * 20 = T