document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32571>Question 32571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dear tutors, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A stamping machine produces 100 gaskets per hour.  When this machine works with a newer machine, the two machines,  working simultaenously and independently at their respective constant rates, produce a total of 2,000 gaskets in 8 hours.  How many gaskets does the newer machine produce per hour? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19046 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><B>mukhopadhyay(490)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=19046\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Prodcution rate of existing stamping machine is 100 gaskets/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Existing machine produces 800 gasket in 8 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The new machine must produce 1200 gaskets in 8 hours, implying the production rate of the new stamping machine as 1200/8 = 150 gaskets per hour. </SPAN>\n" );
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