Problema Solution

solve the problem by stating the equation you would use to solve and then solving it.

Brand x copier advertises that its copers run 32% longer between service calls than its competitor. If Brand x copiers run,50,200 copies between service call, how many copies would the competitor run (to the nerest copy)?

Answer provided by our tutors

brand X copies = 50,200

then its competitor say Y = 32% lesser than X

therefore,

32% of X =.32*50200 = 16064

 it meas Y copies = 50200-16064 = 34136     (is the required answer)