document.write( "Question 33702This question is from textbook Algebra 1
\n" ); document.write( ": One machine in a print shop can produce a certain number of pages twice as fast as another machine. Operating together, these machines can produce this number of pages in 8 minutes. How long does it take each machine, working alone, to produce this number of pages? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the slower machine prints x pages per minute.
\n" ); document.write( "The faster machine then prints 2x pages per minute.
\n" ); document.write( "The slower machine prints 8x pages in 8 minutes;
\n" ); document.write( "The faster machine prints 16x pages in 8 minutes.
\n" ); document.write( "Total pages = 8x+16x = 24x;
\n" ); document.write( "The slower machine, working alone, prints 24x pages in 24 minutes;
\n" ); document.write( "The faster machine, working alone, prints 24x pages in 12 minutes;\r
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