It took 20 minutes to print out a 250-page report. At this speed, how many pages could this printer produce in 30 minutes?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-27T04:25:22

The printer could produce 375 pages in 30 minutes.

Set up a proportion.

#frac(20" min")(250" pages")=frac(30" min")(x" pages")#

Cross multiply

#20x=30 * 250#

#20x=7500#

#(20x)/20=7500/20#

#x=375" pages"#