SOLUTION: A machine can scan 12pages in 3/5 minute .how many pages scanned in 1 minute? Show how to solve .

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Question 1077410: A machine can scan 12pages in 3/5 minute .how many pages scanned in 1 minute? Show how to solve .
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Same problem, different words.
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If micheal print 12pages in 3/5 of a minute,how many page well he print in 1 minute ?
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12 pages is 3 fifths.
Find the # of pages is 1 fifth.
Multiply that by 5.

Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the machine scans 12 pages in 3/5 minute,  it scans  12%2F3 = 4 pages in  1/5  of minutes.

Hence,  it scans  4*5 = 20 pages in  1 minute.


Solved.