Two printing presses begin printing currency at the same time and at constant speeds. Press \(F\) produces \(5\)-dollar

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Two printing presses begin printing currency at the same time and at constant speeds. Press \(F\) produces \(5\)-dollar bills at the rate of \(1,000\) bills per minute. Press \(T\) produces \(20\)-dollar bills at a rate of \(200\) bills per minute. Once the machines have begun printing, how many seconds does it take for Press \(F\) to produce \(50\) dollars more currency than Press \(T?\)

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6

Answer: B

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