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If a printer can print 2 pages of text per second, then, at this rate, approximately how many minutes will it take to print 5,000 pages of text?
A. 4
B. 25
C. 42
D. 250
E. 417
OA C
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In the equation below, the units in color all CANCEL OUT, yielding a result in terms of minutes:AAPL wrote:Official Guide
If a printer can print 2 pages of text per second, then, at this rate, approximately how many minutes will it take to print 5,000 pages of text?
A. 4
B. 25
C. 42
D. 250
E. 417
5000 pages * (1 second)/(2 pages) * (1 minute)/(60 seconds) = 5000/(2*60) = 250/6 = a little more than 40.
The correct answer is C.
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If a printer has a rate of 2 pages per second, it has a rate of 2 x 60 = 120 pages per minute.AAPL wrote:Official Guide
If a printer can print 2 pages of text per second, then, at this rate, approximately how many minutes will it take to print 5,000 pages of text?
A. 4
B. 25
C. 42
D. 250
E. 417
OA C
Thus, it will take 5,000/120 = 41.67 minutes, or about 42 minutes, to print 5,000 pages.
Answer: C
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Given: Printer can print 2 pages in 1 second
So, the printer can print 120 pages in 60 seconds
In other words, the printer can print 120 pages in 1 MINUTE
So, the printer can print 4800 pages in 40 MINUTES
So the correct answer must be a little more than 40 minutes
Answer: C
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