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. x : 5 = 40 : 1.6
x/5 = 40/1.6
x = 5 * 40/1.6
x = 125
Ans: 125

b. 40 : 1.6 = 150 : x
40/1.6 = 150/x
x = 150 * 1.6/40
x = 6
Ans: 6 minutes