document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165668>Question 165668</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A laser printer can print a page in 15 s. If a 16-page document is split between this printer and an older model, the two printers take 50 s to print the document, working together. How many seconds does it take the older model to print a page? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132106 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10552)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=132106\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since the laser printer can print 1 page in 15s, it follows that it can print 16 pages in 240s. With this 16-page job taking both printers 50s, it means, obviously that the older printer is faster than the laser printer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the laser can print 16 pages in 240s, then it can print <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%29%2F%28240%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%2F%28240%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the job in 1 sec.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find what fraction of the 16-page job the old printer can do in 1 sec., when doing the job with the laser, we have: <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5  +  1200a  =  24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1200a   =   19<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since in 1 sec., the older printer does <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2819%29%2F%281200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2819%29%2F%281200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the job, then it can do the entire job in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2819%29%2F%281200%29%29%2F%281%29=%281%29%2F%28a%29=%2819a%29%2F%281200%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2819%29%2F%281200%29%29%2F%281%29=%281%29%2F%28a%29=%2819a%29%2F%281200%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "19a  =  1,200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a  =  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281200%29%2F%2819%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281200%29%2F%2819%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  =  63.15789\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that by itself, the older printer can do the entire 16-page job in 63.15789 seconds, which means that it can do 1 page in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2863.15789%29%2F%2816%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2863.15789%29%2F%2816%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  =  3.947368  &#8776;  3.947 seconds.  \r<BR>\n" );
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