Question

joe worked 8 hoursjoe and packed 12 cartoons. Bob worked 19 hours and packed 27 cartons. did joe and bob work at the same rate?

Answer 1

Joe packed at a rate of 12/8 cartoons per hour, and Bob packed at a rate of 27/19 cartoon per hour, lets simplify each of this fraction to know if they worked at the same rate

$J=\frac{12}{8}=\frac{6}{4}=\frac{3}{2}$

and for Bob:

$B=\frac{27}{19}$

The fraction cannot be simplified, so they doesn't work at the same rate.