document.write( "Question 583618: Solve the problem by stating the equation you would use to solve and then solving it. Brand X copier advertises that its copiers run 23% longer between service calls than its competitor. If Brand X copiers run 62,300 copies between service calls, how manyc copies would the competitor run (to the nearest copy).
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Solve the problem by stating the equation you would use to solve and then solving it.
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\n" ); document.write( "let y = no. of copies of competitor
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\n" ); document.write( "The multiplier for a 23% increase is 1.23
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\n" ); document.write( "1.23y = 62300
\n" ); document.write( "y = $\"62300%2F1.23\"$
\n" ); document.write( "y = 50,650 copies \n" ); document.write( "

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