This problem is basically asking:
Which would mean 
4, 12, and 18 in two different ways
<span>(4 + 12) + 18 = 16 + 18 = 34
4 + (12 + 18) = 4 + 30 = 34
answer is B) </span><span>(4 + 12) + 18 = 16 + 18 = 34; 4 + (12 + 18) = 4 + 30 = 34 (second choice)</span>
Work problems are solved by first figuring out how much of the job they can do in each hour. Shawn can do 1/4 of the job in an hour and Ellie can do 1/6 of the job in an hour. 1/6+1/4=2/12+3/12=5/12. This means that they can do 5/12 of the job an hour. This means that together they can do the job in 2 2/5 hours. The foreman is obviously wrong because first of all Shawn can do it alone in 4 hours, so with Ellie he will do it faster, and second of all 2 2/5<5. Hope this helped!
If the regular soccer goal was 24 ft wide and the kid soccer goal was 6 ft wide 6x4=24 so if you would do the same thing to the height the kid soccer goal would be 2 ft tall
