Question

Mark has two copiers on which to produce fliers. One copier has a rate of 45 copies per

minute and the other has a rate of 15 copies per minute. If Mark starts both copiers at
the same time and lets them print fliers for 10 minutes, how many fliers will the copiers
produce?

Answer 1

Mark's copiers will produce a combined total of 600 fliers if both are run for 10 minutes, with the first copier producing 450 fliers and the second copier producing 150 fliers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's determine how many fliers Mark's copiers will produce in 10 minutes. The first copier has a rate of 45 copies per minute, and the second copier has a rate of 15 copies per minute. To find the total number of fliers produced, we calculate the output for each copier separately and then add them.

The first copier produces 45 copies/minute × 10 minutes = 450 copies.
The second copier produces 15 copies/minute × 10 minutes = 150 copies.

Adding these together, we have:
450 copies + 150 copies = 600 copies in total.

Therefore, if Mark starts both copiers at the same time for 10 minutes, they will produce a combined total of 600 fliers.