SOLUTION: can you please help me to solve this problem? A typist would require 45 hours to type of manuscript. A second typist, who takes 2 min. more to each page, would require 60 hrs. H

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A typist would require 45 hours to type of manuscript. A second typist, who takes 2 min. more to each page, would require 60 hrs. How many pages of manuscript are there and how long per page does it take each typist?
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A typist would require 45 hours to type of manuscript. A second typist, who takes 2 min. more to each page, would require 60 hrs. How many pages of manuscript are there and how long per page does it take each typist?
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The 1st typist takes 2700 minutes (45*60)
The 2nd takes 3600 minutes
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n = # of pages
time per page t = n/2700 = (n+2)/3600
cross multiply
2700(n+2) = 3600n
2700n + 5400 = 3600n
900n = 5400
t = 6 min/page for the 1st typist
--> 8 min/page for the second
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n = 2700/6 = 450 pages
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