document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38885>Question 38885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 would it take each machine, working alone to produce this number of pages.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24343 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=24343\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One machine can produce 2x as fast as other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Other can produce x as fast.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2x%2B1%2Fx=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2x%2B1%2Fx=1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282x%29%2B%28x%29%29=%28%28x%29%282x%29%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282x%29%2B%28x%29%29=%28%28x%29%282x%29%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=2x%5E2%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=2x%5E2%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x=2x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x=2x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-12x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-12x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(12)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, one can produce the number of pages is 12 minutes while the other can produce the number of pages in 24 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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