SOLUTION: a printer can print 50 pages in 2 minutes, how many pages can it print in 30 minutes

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Question 410433: a printer can print 50 pages in 2 minutes, how many pages can it print in 30 minutes
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Hi

Let x represent pages that can be printed in 30 minutes

Question states*** 

a printer can print 50 pages in 2 minutes

Sets Up the Proportion

  +50%2F2+=+x%2F30

     2x = 1500

      x = 750, pages that can be printed in 30 minutes