# 8 workers together at the same rate finished a painting job in 5 hours. hour long would it take 12 such workers working at the same rate to finish the same job? each worker finished____(fraction) of the job in one

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1. ## math

8 workers together at the same rate finished a painting job in 5 hours. hour long would it take 12 such workers working at the same rate to finish the same job? each worker finished____(fraction) of the job in one hour. 12 workers finished_____(fraction)

asked by Jonathan on April 13, 2007
2. ## math

My son is doing this in 6th grade math class. Mr. Weiss started painting the kitchen at 8:45 am and finished painting at 12:00 pm. About how many hours elapsed between the time he started painting and the time he finished painting the kitchen? Answers are

asked by m on October 6, 2011
3. ## algebra

It takes 7 hours for Isabella to rake leaves by herself.Her brother can work 3 times as fast.if they work together,how long will its take them to rake leaves? My answer: Isabella can do one job in 7 hours (1/7in one hour).Matthew does 3/4 of the job in one

asked by Anneliese on May 29, 2017
4. ## Algebra

Two plumbers received a job. At first, one of the plumbers worked alone for 1 hour, and then they worked together for the next 4 hours. After this 40% of the job was finished. How long would it take each plumber to do the whole job by himself if it is

asked by Hansel on April 5, 2016
5. ## math

A man can paint a fence in 8 hours. Another man can paint that fence in only 7 hours. A third man can paint that fence in only 5 hours. How long will it take for all three men to paint the fence? in one hour, man1 can paint 1/8 of the fence, man2 can pain

asked by bob on December 5, 2006
6. ## math

1.a collection of 105 coins consists of 1 peso and 5 pesos. if the total value is 205 pesos, find the number of coins of each denomination in the collection. 2.leslie's wallet contains 20 peso bills and 1 peso coins with a total of 232 pesos. how many each

asked by faye on January 15, 2011
7. ## Math!!

You work in retail. In the past you inventoried and shelved the weekly UPS shipment in 2 hours. Your co-worker usually takes 3 hours to do the UPS shipment. How long will it take the two of you working together to finish this week’s UPS shipment? 1)What

asked by Urgent Urgent!! on February 24, 2013
8. ## Math

If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, & John can paint the same house in 6 hours, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together? ' I am having trouble remembering how to set up the equation? Amount of work accomplished = (Rate of

asked by Katie on March 5, 2007
9. ## Algebra class!

WEEK 5 - Work Rates You work in retail. In the past you inventoried and shelved the weekly UPS shipment in 2 hours. Your co-worker usually takes 3 hours to do the UPS shipment. How long will it take the two of you working together to finish this week’s

asked by Lisa Urgent Math!! on February 24, 2013
10. ## math

If a job can be done by 10 workers in 5 hours, the work load is 10(5) = 50 man-hours. If 4 workers is doing the job for 6 hours, the work done is 4(6) = 24 man-hours. A remaining of 50 - 24 = 26 man-hours of work still needs to be done. Problem Eleven men

asked by zeff on October 9, 2016

John has two part time jobs. He works no more than 40 hours per week. He earns $6 per hour from the first job and$8 per hour from the second job. To cover his expenses, he needs to earn at lease $210 per week. Which of the following system of linear asked by Shadia on May 14, 2012 12. ## accounting Given the cost of direct materials of$500 and the labour rate of $20 per hour. Assuming the predetermined overhead rate is$5 per hour and the actual hours is 50 hours - please calculate the total cost of this job?

asked by vivian on February 20, 2017
13. ## algebra

lean can paint her new apartment 3 hours longer than his friend,carlos.if both can do painting in 2 hours,how long will it take each one to finish the job alone?

asked by clara on January 5, 2012
14. ## College Algebra

It takes Todd 3 hours longer than Tom to paint a 4x5 feet bedroom. Working together, both can complete the job in two hours.How long does it take each one to complete the painting job working alone?

asked by Laowe on September 10, 2011
15. ## math

Jonathan can paint a room in 8 hrs. After painting for 2 hours, his brother, David joined him and together, they finished painting the room in 3 1/3hours. In how many hours will David finish painting the room alone?

asked by ayr on February 23, 2016
16. ## help!/ very puzzled

remon rented a sprayer and a genarator. On his first job, he used each peice of equipment for 6 hours at a total cost of $90. On his second job,he used the sprayer for 4 hours and the genarator for 8 hours at the cost of$100. what was the hourly cost of

asked by casandra on June 20, 2005

kyle just started a new job that pays $7 per hour. He had been making$5 per hour at his old job. Kyle worked a total of 54 hours last month and made $388 before deductions. How many hours did he work at his new job? asked by Lucas on December 9, 2010 18. ## Math kyle just started a new job that pays$7 per hour. He had been making $5 per hour at his old job. Kyle worked a total of 54 hours last month and made$388 before deductions. How many hours did he work at his new job?

asked by Lucas on December 9, 2010

kyle just started a new job that pays $7 per hour. He had been making$5 per hour at his old job. Kyle worked a total of 54 hours last month and made $388 before deductions. How many hours did he work at his new job? asked by autumn on May 23, 2010 20. ## Math Susan finished typing 1/9 of an article in the first houe and finished 1.4 of the remaining in the second hour. she then typed 2.3 of the leftover from the first two hours in the third hour. left over from the first hour= fraction of article typed on 2nd asked by Anonymous on April 13, 2007 21. ## PRE CALC HELP PLEASE A plumber, electrician and painter were all hired to work on 3 different house. For Adam's house, a plumber worked a total of 35 hours, an electrician worked 42 hours and a painter needed 29 hrs to complete the job. the total cost of the three workers for asked by Aly on May 24, 2014 22. ## math Justine's typing speed is 36 wpm (words per minute). She finished a job in 5 hours. How long would the same job have taken her if she typed 48 wpm? asked by Macy on November 1, 2015 23. ## Algebra II I don't exactly understand what needs to be done in this problem. Could someone please explain what I am supposed to be doing a bit clearer than the book? Four jobs need to be done, and four workers are available. The chart shows how long each worker takes asked by Codie on August 23, 2007 24. ## algebra The time it takes to finish a job varies inversely as the number of workers helping with the job. If 8 workers require 12 hours to finish a job, how much time would 18 workers require to finish the same job? asked by Nate on February 5, 2018 25. ## VNS 3 workers can do a job in 12 days.2 of the workers work twice as first as the third.How long would it take one of faster workers to do the job alone? asked by Sumaiya on December 12, 2013 26. ## math. Mr. B walks for 4 hours at the rate of y miles an hour. He stops an hour for lunch and then returns to the starting point by a route that is twice as long, but he travels in an auto whose speed is five times that of his walking rate. Find the number of asked by vincent on July 17, 2013 27. ## math All the members of a construction crew work at the same pace. Six of them working together are able to pour foundation in 22 hours. How many hours would this job take if the number of workers: if the workers increased by the factor two asked by Sean on October 20, 2017 28. ## Math Beth got a job painting dorm rooms at her college. At top speed, she could paint 5 identical rooms during one 6-hour shift. How long did she take to paint each room? A. 50 minutes B. 1 hour and 10 minutes C. 1 hour and 12 minutes D. 1 hour and 15 minutes asked by Anonymous on February 3, 2014 29. ## maths, variations i'm not sure how this question works the number of hours (h) taken to paint a picture is inversely proportional to th number of pupils (p) painting it. it takes 4 pupils 3 hours to finish painting it assuming all pupils work at the same rate. a) find an asked by hayley on December 18, 2007 30. ## Math 8R - Help!!!! Travis painted for 6 2/3 hours. He received$27 an hour for his work. How much was Travis paid for doing this painting job?

asked by Laruen on September 24, 2012
31. ## accounting

Plumley Ad Agency contracted with a company to prepare an ad campaign. Plumley uses a job order costing system. Plumley estimates that the job will take 145 designer hours at $90 per hour and 85 staff hours at$45 per hour. Plumley uses two overhead rates

asked by Anonymous on December 10, 2011

Ten jobs are to be completed by three workers (Sam, Joy, and Kelly) during the next week. Each person works a 40-hour week and is paid an hourly rate: Sam, Joy, and Kelly earn $11,$13, and $14 per hour, respectively. Union rules require workers to be asked by Carla on October 17, 2012 33. ## math A company makes two products , namely X and Y. Each product must be processed in 3 stages; welding , assembly and painting. Each unit X takes 2 hours in welding, assembling 3 hours and 1 hour in painting. Each unit Y takes 3 hours in welding, 2 hours asked by Iman on September 27, 2015 34. ## Math Hi i'm having trouble with a question. it states During the Summer you take 2 part time jobs. The first job pays$5 per hour. The 2nd Job pays $8 per hour. You want to earn at least$150 a week and work 25 hours or less a week. Write a system of

asked by Alex on March 27, 2013
35. ## Math

On Saturday Miguel spent 2 hours and 30 minutes at basketball practice and 90 minutes at his pastry chef class. How much total time did Miguel spend doing these two activities? 4hours? Una is painting a chair She finished painting the first coat at 10:42

asked by Jerald on January 14, 2013
36. ## Math

I an taking the SAT this week and I am so screwed. I keep getting these types(and ratio and probability- tips?) of questions wrong on practices. I basically set up a chart for d(distance/amount of sth), v(speed/rate), and t(time) and try to fill it out. I

asked by Bethany on June 3, 2015
37. ## math

A contractor, Mr. Parker charged his customer $100 for painting a rectangular ceiling of length 5.4m and width 3m. Another contractor, Mr. Lewis charged his customer$115 for painting a rectangular ceiling of length 5.7m and width 3.2m.The quality of work

asked by Linda on May 7, 2015
38. ## word problem

A contractor, Mr. Parker charged his customer $100 for painting a rectangular ceiling of length 5.4m and width 3m. Another contractor, Mr. Lewis charged his customer$115 for painting a rectangular ceiling of length 5.7m and width 3.2m.The quality of work

asked by Janice on May 7, 2015
39. ## Algebra

Two workers, if they were working together, could finish a certain job in 12 days. If one of the workers does the first half of the job and then the other one does the second half, the job will take them 25 days. How long would it take each worker to do

asked by Hansel on April 8, 2016
40. ## algebra or algebra1

A woman works two jobs, making 35 dollars per hour on the first and 25 dollars per hour on the second. One week she works twice as many hours on the first job than the second job and earns 1330 dollars. How many hours did she work on the second job

asked by pink on February 20, 2016
41. ## Economics

Suppose George is makeing $18 an hour installing electronic chips in handheld computers. Would your offer to work for$8 an hour get you the job? Why might a profit-maximizing employer turn down your offer? This is a bit of an open ended question. My offer

asked by Kayla on February 26, 2007
42. ## Math

Alice can complete a certain job in 5 hours she had been working on the job for two hours when a friend came along. And helped her finish together they completed the job in 1 hr how long would it take alices friend to complete a job on her own. I have 1

asked by Christina on August 23, 2016
43. ## math

marcus and will are painting a barn. Marcus paints twice as fast as Will. On the first day, they have worked for 6 hours and completed 1/3 of the job when Will gets injured. If Marcus has to complete the rest of the job by himself, how many additional

asked by Bridget Davis on October 29, 2018
44. ## Math

Time varies inversely as the rate of travel. If Jennifer drove 13 hours at an average rate of 54 miles per hour, how long would thr trip take at a rate of 65 miles per hour

asked by M on April 15, 2015
45. ## Math

Working together two people can cut a lawn of grass in 5 hours. One person can do the job alone in 1 hour less than the other. How long would it take the faster person to do the job?

asked by Liz on October 8, 2015
46. ## math

Andy finished his job 50% more work then Ali in the same amount of time. Both of them take 10 hours to finish a job. How many hours Ali to finish the same job?

asked by Anonymous on October 26, 2016
47. ## Math

Three workers can do a job in 28 hours. How many more workers are needed to do this job in 12 hours?

asked by URGENT on March 15, 2017
48. ## Math

Carpet City recorded the following data on carpet installations over the past week. Use the data to calculate the average rate (in yards per hour) at which carpet can be installed. INSTALLATION 1 2 3 Square yards 1225 1435 2500 No. of workers 4 3 5 No. of

asked by Sarah on January 14, 2020
49. ## math

Amy finished 15% of the job, Beth finished 20% of the remaining of the job, then Cathy finished 12% of the remaining of the Job. What percent is sitll not done?

asked by clerkermiss on October 24, 2014
50. ## Algebra word problem

It takes john 12 hours to plow a field. After he had been working for 3 hours, his brother Mike came to help. Together they finished the job in 5 hours. How long would it take mike to plow the field working alone? How would I set this problem up in

asked by bobby on March 4, 2017

suppose you ca work a total of no more than 20 hours per week at your 2 jobs. baby-sitting $5 per hour, and your cashier job pays$6 per hour. you need to earn at least $90 per week to cover your expences. question : write a system of inequalities that asked by Briana on January 4, 2010 52. ## Math Susan finished typing 1/9 of an article in the first houe and finished 1.4 of the remaining in the second hour. she then typed 2.3 of the leftover from the first two hours in the third hour. left over from the first hour= 8/9 fraction of article typed on asked by Anonymous on April 14, 2007 53. ## Ed white solve this word problem suppose you have a job mowing lawns that pays$12 per hour you also have a job at a clothing store that pays $10 per hour you need to earn at least$350 per week but you can work no more than 35 hours per week you must work a

asked by Anonymous on December 9, 2015

A college student decides that school work limits him to a total of no more than 36 hours per week at his two part­time jobs. He earns $6 per hour hanging wall paper and he has a sales job that pays$8 per hour. He needs to earn at least $245 per week to asked by T-perry on February 21, 2013 55. ## 7th grade math After 1 hour,Jon had finished 5/9 of a long-distance race, and Ling had finished 7/9 of it. At that time, who had finished a greater fraction of the race, and by how munch. asked by Melea on September 18, 2010 56. ## math A father can do a job in a certain number of hours. His son takes twice as long to do the job. Working together, they can do the job in 6 hours. How many hours does it take the father to do the job alone? asked by Irene Wu on September 16, 2014 57. ## algebra Miranda worked two part-time jobs last week. The first job paid$8 an hour, and the second job paid $11 an hour. She worked a total of 23 hours last week and earned$208. How many hours did Miranda work at the first job?

asked by ed on July 17, 2017
58. ## SAT Math Question?

Lindsey and Stephen work at a factory. Lindsey can complete one full job in three hours, and Stephen can complete the same job in five hours. If Lindsey and Stephen work together on the job for one hour, then how long, in minutes, will it take Stephen to

asked by Kay on December 28, 2016

tom was paid $4.50 per hour for painting a fence and$ 6.50 per hour for mowing grass. He worked 7 hours and earned $39.50. How many hours did it take him to paint the fence/ asked by mi on September 2, 2010 60. ## algebra You can work a total of no more than 34 hours per week at your two jobs. House cleaning pays$8 per hour and your sales job pays $6 per hour. You need to earn at least$245 per week to cover your expenses. Write a system of inequalities that shows the

asked by ben on February 4, 2010
61. ## math

a manufacturer markets 2 products. each unit of Product A requires 3 hours in the moulding department, 4 hours in the Paint Shop, 1 Hour in Finishing. Each unit of B requires 3 hours in moulding, 2 hours Painting, and 2 hours finishing. Each week there are

asked by kevin on July 16, 2013

could you please help me? john needs to earn $693 to pay for trip. he finds job that pays$7 per hour and he mows lawns for $9. an hour a. write an inequality describing his goal in terms of hours at his job, x, and hours mowing lawns, y . i wrote 7x + 9y asked by ann on January 30, 2012 63. ## Algebra 1 suppose you can work a total of no more than 20 hours per week at your two jobs. Babysitting pays$5 per hour, and your cashier job pays $6 per hour. youneed to earn at least$90per week to cover your expenses. Write a system of inequalities that show s

asked by molly on December 15, 2014
64. ## Math

Barry can do a certain job in 3 hours, whereas it takes Sanchez 5 hours to do the same job. how long would it take them to do the job working together?

asked by Chadene on March 12, 2009
65. ## elementary and intermediate algebra

Barry can do a certain job in 9 hours, whereas it takes Samuel 12 hours to do the same job. How long would it take them to do the job working together?

asked by elza on July 29, 2011
66. ## math

Kayla uses a rate table to keep track of how much she earns on her job based on how long she works. hours worked: 2 1/2, 3 1/4, 4, 5, 6 1/2, 7 3/4, 8 Amount earned: ?, 19.00, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? how much will Kayla earn if she works a 6 1/2 hour shift I chose

asked by jon on September 18, 2019

The Seattle Company allocates overhead based on a predetermined overhead rate of $8.00 per direct labor hour. Job b 689 required 6 tons of direct material at a cost of$900.00 per ton and took employees who earn $15.00 per hour a total of 90 hours to asked by chunky on January 21, 2012 68. ## Math-Help Please 1) at 65kph,mrs Escarcha can reach home within 50 mins.at what rate should she drive her car so that he can reach home 10 minutes earlier? 2) Five people can finish painting a wall within 5 hours. if only 3 people are available, how many hours do they have asked by Alanis on September 7, 2015 69. ## Math check my work please For his business, Gil has determined that the time it takes to ﬁnish a job varies inversely with the number of workers. This can be expressed as: ==\ensuremath{T=\frac{k}{w}}== where T = time, k is a constant, and w = number of asked by Help me Please on April 22, 2019 70. ## Algebra 1 You have decided to get a job to pay for a car to drive. You estimate it will cost you$300 per month to buy and maintain the car. You get a job that pays $9.10 per hour. Write an equation for your pay as a function of the hours worked (Use x for the hours asked by David on March 6, 2017 71. ## Algebra 1 You have decided to get a job to pay for a car to drive. You estimate it will cost you$300 per month to buy and maintain the car. You get a job that pays $9.10 per hour. Write an equation for your pay as a function of the hours worked (Use x for the hours asked by David on March 6, 2017 72. ## Algebra 1 You have decided to get a job to pay for a car to drive. You estimate it will cost you$300 per month to buy and maintain the car. You get a job that pays $9.10 per hour. Write an equation for your pay as a function of the hours worked (Use x for the hours asked by David on March 6, 2017 73. ## Math For his business, Gil has determined that the time it takes to ﬁnish a job varies inversely with the number of workers. This can be expressed as: ==\ensuremath{T=\frac{k}{w}}== where T = time, k is a constant, and w = number of workers. Gil’s records asked by Help me Please on April 22, 2019 74. ## Math For his business, Gil has determined that the time it takes to finish a job varies inversely with the number of workers. This can be expressed as: ==\ensuremath{T=\frac{k}{w}}== where T = time, k is a constant, and w = number of workers. Gil’s records asked by Plz Help on April 19, 2019 75. ## Math Una is painting a chair She finished painting the first coat at 10:42 AM the paint needs to dry for at least 1 hour 45 min before another coat of paint can be put on at what time will she be able to paint a second coat 12:45? asked by Jerald on January 14, 2013 76. ## math if you do a job in 4 hours, and your friend can do the same job but in 6 hours, and if you both work together how long will it take to complete the job? asked by Sonia on September 6, 2008 77. ## college algebra word problem Wayne can do a job in 6 hours, while Susan can do the same job in 7 hours. How long would it take them to do the job if the worked together? Thank you!! asked by jenny on October 20, 2008 78. ## Algebra Erin has three more dimes than nickles and twice as many quarters as dimes. she has a total of$5.05 How many of each type of coin does Erin have 5.05= 2q-d-3d-n A Piece of rope that is 63 meters long is cut into three pieces such that the second piece is

asked by Chelsey on March 5, 2014
79. ## Math

Every week, Linda must stuff 1000 envelopes. She can do the job by herself in 6 hours. If Laura helps, they get the job done in 5 1 2 hours. How long would it take Laura to do the job by herself ?

asked by Isa on February 9, 2011
80. ## math

A parking lot charges a flat rate of x dollars for any amount of time up to two hours, and x 6 1 for each hour or fraction of an hour after the first two hours. How much does it cost to park for 5 hours and 15 minutes?

asked by ejra on April 2, 2016
81. ## math algebra

Gray Glaze requires 15 hours to put a new roof on a house. His apprentice, Anna Gandy, can record the house by herself in 20 hours. After working alone on a roof for 6 hours, Gary leaves for another job. Anna takes over and completes the job. How long does

asked by jacky on November 19, 2016
82. ## Math

Alice has two part-time jobs. One job she makes 8 dollars per hour and the other she makes 12 dollars per hour. One week she made worked 30 hours and made 268 dollars. How many hours at each job?

asked by Anne on December 31, 2013
83. ## math

bob worked 32 hours per week at his job. his boss offers him a full-time position (40 hours per wee) and a $2 per hour raise. He now will be making$200 more per week. what was his hourly rate before the raise?

asked by michael on November 20, 2014
84. ## Algebra

How would you set up problem: your average rate traveling uphill was 2.2 kilometers per hour and average rate downhill was 3.3 kilometers per hour. If he spent a total of 12 hours hiking, how long was the trail?

asked by Ellen P on October 11, 2012
85. ## Word Problem

Martha can rake the leaves in her yard in 2 hours. Her brother can do the job in 8 hours. How long will it take them to do the job working together?

asked by Darlene on October 22, 2010
86. ## Math

Suppose you are driving to visit a friend who lives far away. You are driving at an average rate of 55 miles per hour. You must drive a total of 295 miles. If you have already driven 20 miles, how long will it take you to reach your destination? A) 2 hours

asked by Anonymous on November 12, 2015
87. ## matthematics

Fiona has a a job that pays $7 an hour for a 40-hour work week and$10 an hour for every hour of overtime that she works. If she works 43 hours, how much money will she make before any deductions are made?

asked by Justinne Lee on August 10, 2017
88. ## queue

Amanda Fall is starting up a new house painting business, Fall Colors. She has been advertising in the local newspaper for several months. Based on inquiries and informal surveys of the local housing market, she anticipates that she will get painting jobs

asked by alia on May 20, 2012
89. ## math

A library crew can shelve books in six hours. Another crew can do the job in four hours. If the first crew begins and is joined by the second crew one hour later, how many hours will it take to finish the job?

asked by jessica on July 26, 2011
90. ## algebra

Her average rate traveling uphill was 1.8 kilometers per hour and her average rate down hill was 4.2 kilometers per hour. If she spent a total of 16 hours hiking, how long was the trail?

asked by Anonymous on October 25, 2011
91. ## Math

Two employees are painting wall. A takes twice as long as B to paint the same area. During a typical 8-hour day, A works the full 8 hours, but B takes a 2-hour break. A paints one way in a day. How many walls do both employees paint together? I need an

asked by Kyle on August 24, 2011

The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is $10 per machine-hour. Compute the unit product cost that would appear on the job cost sheet for this job. asked by Debbie McDonald on March 5, 2012 93. ## Math please help me 1.Sam got a new job with a$7.00 per hour raise. He worked for 5 hours and got paid $85.00. How much did he make before the raise? A)$10.00 per hour B) $11.00 per hour C)$12.00 per hour D) $13.00 per hour 2.Claire has a part time job walking dogs Monday asked by Haley on November 6, 2017 94. ## College Accounting 211 A company's predetermined overhead rate is$19.00 per direct labor hour and its direct labor wage rate is $16.00 per hour. Job A100 direct maerials cost is$280 and Direct Labor $240. 1. What is the total manufacturing cost assigned to Job A100? 2. If Job asked by Glen on June 19, 2013 95. ## College Accounting The Thompson Company uses activity-based costing to determine product cost. Three activities and their rates have been calculated as shown below. Setting up equipment =$500 per setup Moving goods = $20 per move Machining =$4 per machine hour Thompson

asked by K on April 17, 2015

You have a full time job at a clothing store that pays a base rate of $13 per hour, with time-and-a-half for hours over forty in a week. You also earn a 2% commission on your total sales for the pay period. You are paid biweekly. You have determined that asked by Anonymous on November 2, 2016 97. ## Algebra All the members of a construction crew work at the same pace. Four of them working together are able to pour concrete foundations in 32 hours. How many hours would this job take if the number of workers decreased 2 times? asked by Kawaii J on January 23, 2017 98. ## algebra All the members of a construction crew work at the same pace. Four of them working together are able to pour concrete foundations in 32 hours. How many hours would this job take if the number of workers: increased 2 times asked by Emma on January 28, 2017 99. ## math Total cost of job =$147.51 Duration of job = 5 hours Price of parts = $32.50 Overhead rate = 55% Hourly labor rate =$

asked by C on July 1, 2016
100. ## Algebra

Electrician charged $50 a house call and$65 dollar an hour. The job is 6 hours long Will it be cheaper for him to work 6hrs or 2 3hour jobs?

asked by Judy on November 14, 2016