SOLUTION: Two printers can print a 280-page document in 20 minutes. One of the printers can print 6 pages per minute. How many pages can the other printer print per minute?

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Question 385920: Two printers can print a 280-page document in 20 minutes. One of the printers can print 6 pages per minute. How many pages can the other printer print per minute?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two printers can print a 280-page document in 20 minutes. One of the printers can print 6 pages per minute. How many pages can the other printer print per minute?
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BOTH
280 in 20 minutes
280/20 = 14 pages / minute
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one printer
6 pages/minute
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Other printer will print 14-6 = 8 pages / minute
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