This worksheet contains 4 problems involving rational algebraic expressions:
1) Finding the length of a rectangular garden given its area of 25 sqm and a width of 5m.
2) Determining the dimensions of a rectangle with an area of 24 sqm.
3) Calculating how long it would take Ira alone to paint a house given that Jays and Ira together can do it in 4 hours and it takes Jays 8 hours alone.
4) Finding the rates of an express train that travels 100km in the same time as a freight train that goes 50km, if the express train is 20km/hr faster.
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Worksheet on the Applications of Rational Algebraic Expressions
1. WORKSHEET
Applications on Rational Algebraic Expressions
Name: _____________________________________________ SCORE: _____________________
DATE: ______________________
I. Read and analyze each question. Write your complete solution and highlight your final answer.
1. What is the length of a rectangular garden if its area measures square meters with a width of
meters?
2. What are the dimensions of a rectangle whose area measures ?
3. Jays and Ira can together paint a house in 4 hours. It takes Jays 8 hours to do the job alone. How long
will it take Ira to do the job alone?
Representation:
Rate (individual) Time (together) Work (rate x time)
Jays
Ira
Working Equation:
4. An express train travels 100 km in the same time that a freight train travels 50 km. If the express train
goes 20 km per hour faster than the freight train, find the rate of each train.
Representation:
Distance Rate or Speed Time
Express Train
Freight Train
Working Equation: