SOLUTION: Hi i'm Stephanie, Will you please help me out with this word problem in algebra? State the equation that has to be used to solve the problem and then solve it. show all work. Th

Question 465097: Hi i'm Stephanie, Will you please help me out with this word problem in algebra?
State the equation that has to be used to solve the problem and then solve it. show all work. Thank you so much!!
Brand x copier advertises that it's copiers run 23% longer between service calls then it's competitor. If Brand x copiers run 62,300 copies between service calls, how many copies would the competitor run? (to the nearest copy)

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Brand x copier advertises that it's copiers run 23% longer between service calls then it's competitor. If Brand x copiers run 62,300 copies between service calls, how many copies would the competitor run?
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Let the competitor copier run "x" copies between service calls.
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Equation:
x + 0.23x = 62,300
1.23x = 62,300
x = 62,300/1.23
x = 50,651 when rounded up
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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