Struggle with Work Rate problems on the GRE? These Quant word problems have a reputation for being tricky, but with the right approach, they’re completely manageable. In this video, Erika Tyler-John, a 339 scorer and expert GRE instructor with 10+ years of teaching experience and 4M+ YouTube views, shows you a simple problem-solving method that works for any Work Rate question.

We’ll walk through three levels of difficulty—easy, medium, and hard (including one that stumps 63% of Target Test Prep students)—and apply the same approach to all three. Along the way, Erika introduces two key Work Rate equations and demonstrates how to use them efficiently.

What you’ll learn in this video:

1. An easy Work Rate question to introduce the approach
2. A medium question that is slightly more challenging
3. A hard question that 63% of students get wrong
4. Step-by-step guidance using two simple equations and an organized approach for solving any Work Rate problem

There are many variations of Work Rate questions on test day, like multi-stage work, multiple identical workers, opposing workers, or relative rates. No matter the form, the principles are the same: know the equations, stay organized, and apply a structured problem-solving approach.




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