SOLUTION: Solve the problem by stating the equation you would use to solve and then solving it. Brand X copier advertises that its copiers run 23% longer between service calls than its compe

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Question 583618: Solve the problem by stating the equation you would use to solve and then solving it. Brand X copier advertises that its copiers run 23% longer between service calls than its competitor. If Brand X copiers run 62,300 copies between service calls, how manyc copies would the competitor run (to the nearest copy).
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Solve the problem by stating the equation you would use to solve and then solving it.
Brand X copier advertises that its copiers run 23% longer between service calls than its competitor.
If Brand X copiers run 62,300 copies between service calls, how many copies would the competitor run (to the nearest copy).
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let y = no. of copies of competitor
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The multiplier for a 23% increase is 1.23
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1.23y = 62300
y = 62300%2F1.23
y = 50,650 copies