SOLUTION: If five people can print five pages within five minutes, how many people can print 100 pages within 100 minutes?

Question 1110810: If five people can print five pages within five minutes, how many people can print 100 pages within 100 minutes?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If five people can print five pages within five minutes,
5 pages in 5 minutes is 1 min per page, however if it takes 5 people to do it;
page per min per person
:
how many people can print 100 pages within 100 minutes?
let p = no. of people required to do this
p * 100 = 100
100p = 500
p = 500/100
p = 5 people
Answer by ikleyn(52858)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Write the proportion saying that the rate of work is the same for each individual in both cases: = . Cancel common factors in both sides: = . Get the answer x = 5.

Working in this way, you will never make a mistake.

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