SOLUTION: a photocopier takes 45 minutes to complete 1000 copies of a 1 page document a manager needs 1200 of each three separate 2 page documents how many minutes will it take to complete t

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Question 1197963: a photocopier takes 45 minutes to complete 1000 copies of a 1 page document a manager needs 1200 of each three separate 2 page documents how many minutes will it take to complete this number of copies?
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Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ewatrrr:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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if a photocopier takes 45 minutes to complete 1000 copies of a 1 page document
rate: 45min%2F1000copies=0.045%28min%2Fcopy%29

three separate 2 page documents have 6pages in all

if a manager needs 1200 of each three separate 2+page documents, he need
1200%2A6=7200copies

how many minutes will it take to complete this number of copies?
multiply 7200copies by rate
7200copies%2A0.045%28min%2Fcopy%29=7200%2A0.045min=324min=5.4h


Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1200*3*2 = 7200 1 page documents to be copied
how many minutes will it take to complete this number of copies?
(45 minutes to complete 1000 copies of a 1 page )
+%2845%2F1000%29+=+%28x%2F7200%29 | cross multiply to solve
1000x = 45*7200
x = (45*7200)/1000 = 324 minutes it will take to complete 7200 copies
checking:
%28324%2F45%29%281000%29 = 7200 Checks