Question

1. A printer can print 40 pages in 1.6 minutes.

a. Write and solve a proportion to find the number of pages that the printer can print in 5 minutes. Show your work.
b. Lana wants to use the printer to print 150 pages. Find the time, in minutes, that it will take to print 150 pages. Show your work

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Answer 1

a. 40 / 1.6 = x / 5
1.6x = 40 · 5
1.6x = 200
x = 125

b. 40 / 1.6 = 150 / x
40x = 1.6 · 150
40x = 240
x = 6