document.write( "Question 1082865: (a) At Hoffman's Bike Rentals, it costs
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document.write( " to rent a bike for
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document.write( "8
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document.write( " hours. How many hours of bike use does a customer get per dollar?
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document.write( "(b) A color printer prints
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document.write( "5
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document.write( "3
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document.write( " minutes. How many pages does it print per minute? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #696878 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! $39/8 hours=$1/x hours \n" ); document.write( "cross multiply and 8=39x and x=8/39 hours per dollar or a little over 12 minutes. Another way is 39/8 or $4.875 per hour or 1/$4.875=0.205 hours per dollar (8/39)=0.205. \n" ); document.write( "5 pages-3 minutes and want pages/minute \n" ); document.write( "5/3=1.67 pages per minute. \n" ); document.write( " |