If a printer can print 2 pages of text per second, then, at this rate, approximately how many minutes will it take to

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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

[spoiler]OA=C[/spoiler]

Source: GMAT Paper Tests

[Brent@GMATPrepNow]

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

[spoiler]OA=C[/spoiler]

Source: GMAT Paper Tests

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

Cheers,
Brent