SOLUTION: Brand X copier advertises that its copiers run 16% longer between service calls than its competitor. If Brand X copiers run 38,300 copies between service calls, how many copies wou

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Question 200211: Brand X copier advertises that its copiers run 16% longer between service calls than its competitor. If Brand X copiers run 38,300 copies between service calls, how many copies would the competitor run (to the nearest copy)?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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Brand x is 116% faster than competitor
competitor=38300/1.16=33017 copies