Question

The local office supply store charges $0.08 per page to make photocopies. Lionel paid $20.00 for a set of copies. How many pages did Lionel have copied?

16
25
160
250

Answer 1

Lionel had 250 pages copied

This is because 20/.08=250.

Answer 2

Lionel had copied 250 pages

Explanation:

Given that the local office supply store charges $0.08 per page to make photocopies and Lionel paid $20.00 for a set of copies. Then, the following proportion must be satisfied:

$0.08/$20 = 1 copy/x copies

Solving for x:

x = 1*20/0.08 = 250 copies