Keep working it and the answer comes out

Where the picture shows up in work out

1. 1

   kneading numbers until the total comes out

   I can't work out how much I owe you.

   aɪ kænt wɜːrk aʊt haʊ mʌtʃ aɪ oʊ juː

   I can't figure out how much I owe you.

   You knead the tangled numbers until one clean amount drops out of them.

2. 2

   kneading thoughts until a plan comes out

   Let's work out a plan together.

   lets wɜːrk aʊt ə plæn təˈɡeðər

   Let's put a plan together.

   Scattered ideas are kneaded together by several hands until one plan forms.

3. 3

   the figure that comes out

   The rent works out at four hundred a month.

   ðə rent wɜːrks aʊt ət fɔːr ˈhʌndrəd ə mʌnθ

   The rent comes to four hundred a month.

   You turn the sums over and the figure four hundred falls out at the end.

4. 4

   the tangle finally comes undone

   It all worked out in the end.

   ɪt ɔːl wɜːrkt aʊt ɪn ði end

   It all turned out fine in the end.

   The knotted thread is worked loose until it comes out as one straight strand.

5. 5

   kneading the body for a result

   He works out at the gym every morning.

   hi wɜːrks aʊt ət ðə dʒɪm ˈevri ˈmɔːrnɪŋ

   He trains at the gym every morning.

   You knead your own body over and over until strength comes out of it.

   Turning and working your own body to get something out of it is the same picture.