SOLUTION: A local FedEx Office store has a press that can print 5,800 brochures per hour. How many can be printed during a 3 1/4 -hour run

Question 872827: A local FedEx Office store has a press that can print 5,800 brochures per hour. How many can be printed during a 3 1/4 -hour run
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A local FedEx Office store has a press that can print 5,800 brochures per hour. How many can be printed during a 3 1/4 -hour run
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Use a proportion::
#/time = #/time
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x/[3 1/4] = 5800/1
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x = (3 1/4)(5800) = (13/4)(5800) = 13*1450 = 18,850
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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