SOLUTION: A printing press prints a magazine in 5 hours. After 2 hours of operating, a second printing press joins the first. If the job is completed in 2 more hours, how long would it take

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Question 822207: A printing press prints a magazine in 5 hours. After 2 hours of operating, a second printing press joins the first. If the job is completed in 2 more hours, how long would it take for the second printing press to print the same magazine by itself?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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2/5+2/5+2/x=1
2/x=1/5
x=10