Problema Solution

If 4 copiers can copy 25,000 sheets in 10 hours. At the same rate, how many hours will take 12 copiers to copy 300,000 sheets?

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4 copiers can copy 25,000 sheets in 10 hours thus


1 copier will copy 25,000 sheets in 4*10 = 40 hours


1 copier copies 25,000 sheets in 40 hour he will need 30,000/25,000 times more time to copy 30,000 that is


40*(30,000/25,000) = 48 hours


1 copier copies 30,000 sheets in 48 hours


12 copiers will be 12 times faster or they will finish the job in


48/12 = 4 hours.