Question

Brand X copier advertises that its copiers run 24% longer between service calls than its competitor. If Brand X copiers run 59,800 copies between services, how many copies would the competitor run?

Answer 1

The competitor will run 48,225.81 copies.

Explanation:

Brand x copier run 59,800 copies between services

Brand X copiers run 24% longer between service calls than its competitor.

Let x = copies run by the competitor between services

Number of copies the competitor will run is

24% of x + x = 59,800

0.24x + x = 59,800

1.24x = 59,800

x= 59,800 / 1.24

x = 48,225.81

Therefore, the competitor will run 48,225.81 copies.