Question

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The owner of a small business is considering the purchase of a laster printer that can print 40 pages in 2 min. At this rate, how long
would it take to print a 70-page report?

Answer 1

x = 3.5 minutes, or 3 minutes and 30 seconds

Explanation:

Use proportions to solve this question.

`(40 pages)/(2minutes) = (70 pages)/(x minutes) \\`

Cross Multiply.

40(x) = (70)(2)

40x = 14

4x = 14

x = 3.5 minutes, or 3 minutes and 30 seconds