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# If a photocopier makes 2 copies in 1/3 second, then, at the same rate,

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If a photocopier makes 2 copies in $$\frac{1}{3}$$ second, then, at the same rate, how many copies does it make in 4 minutes?

(A) 360

(B) 480

(C) 576

(D) 720

(E) 1,440

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21 May 2017, 09:02
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If a photocopier makes 2 copies in $$\frac{1}{3}$$ second, then, at the same rate, how many copies does it make in 4 minutes?

(A) 360

(B) 480

(C) 576

(D) 720

(E) 1,440

The rate of 2 copies in $$\frac{1}{3}$$ second = 6 copies in 1 second.

4 minutes = 4*60 = 240 seconds, thus in 240 seconds the photocopier will make 240*6 = 1,440 copies.

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30 May 2018, 17:09
carcass wrote:
If a photocopier makes 2 copies in $$\frac{1}{3}$$ second, then, at the same rate, how many copies does it make in 4 minutes?

(A) 360

(B) 480

(C) 576

(D) 720

(E) 1,440

The rate of the photocopier, in minutes, is:

2/(1/3) x 60 = 6 x 60 = 360

So in 4 minutes, 360 x 4 = 1,440 copies are made.

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