Question

the average rate of a printer is 4 seconds per page. at this rate how many pages will be printed in 3 minutes

Answer 1

45

Explanation:

We can find this by simply dividing the 3 minutes by the four seconds.

180/4 or 45.

The printer would be able to print 45 pages in this time.

Sorry for the incorrect answer before :/

Answer 2

45 pages

Explanation:

4 seconds = 1 page

3 minutes = 180 seconds

Multiply both sides of the original equation by (180/4) = 45

(45) 4 seconds = 1 page (45)

180 seconds = 45 pages

3 minutes = 45 pages

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