Roger should choose (b) Printer B; 2 more pages per minute
Which printer should Roger choose, and how many more pages
From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:
Printer A = 33 pages per minute
The rate of printer B is calculated using
Printer B = p/m
Taking the first point on the table, we have
Printer B = 70/2
Printer B = 35 pages per minute
This means that
Printer B is faster than printer A by 2 pages per minute
Hence, he should select printer B
Question
Roger decides to buy a new printer. He wants a printer which prints the most pages per minute (ppm).
Printer A can print up to 33 pages per minute, which can be modeled with the equation p = 33m
where p represents the number of pages and m represents the number of minutes passed.
The rate at which the second printer functions is shown in the table.
m p
2 70
3 105
8 280
9 315
Which printer should Roger choose, and how many more pages a minute will he be able to print?
Printer A; 5 more pages per minute
Printer B; 2 more pages per minute
Printer B; 5 more pages per minute
It does not matter; both printers print at the same rate.