Question

One printing machine printed 700 books in 40 hours this week. A second printing machine printed for

25 hours this week but printed books twice the hourly rate of the first machine. How many books did the
second machine print this week?

Answer 1

875 books

Explanation:

1st machine 700 books/40 hours = 17.5 books/hr

2nd machine printed 2x or 35 books/hr

25 hours x 35 books/hr = 875 books