document.write( "Question 118936: one machine in print shop can prodce a certain number of pages twice as fast as another machine.operating together,these machines can produce this number of pages in 8 mins.how long would it take each machine,working alone,to produce this number of pages? \n" ); document.write( "
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X*2X/(X+2X)=8
\n" ); document.write( "2X^2/3X=8 CROSS MULTIPLY
\n" ); document.write( "2X^2=24X
\n" ); document.write( "2X^2-24X=0
\n" ); document.write( "2X(X-12)=0
\n" ); document.write( "X-12=0
\n" ); document.write( "X=12 ANSWER.
\n" ); document.write( "2*12=24 ANSWER.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF
\n" ); document.write( "12*24/3*12=8
\n" ); document.write( "288/36=8
\n" ); document.write( "8=8\r
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