The table below shows how long a printer took to print pages for each of the 5 recent print jobs.
Jobnumber12345Number of pages printed354821,95010633Total printing time(seconds)203251,3205450
At the rate that job number 3 was completed, how long would a print job of 500 pages take to complete?
Use the appropriate information from the table to set up a proportion.
Jobnumber12345Number of pages printed354821,95010633Total printing time(seconds)203251,3205450
1,320 seconds1,950 pages=x seconds500 pages
1,950⋅x=500⋅1,320
x≈338.46 seconds
We need to convert this into seconds. See Unit Conversions if the steps below are unfamiliar to you.
338.46 seconds⋅60 seconds1 minute
≈5.64 minutes
(0.64) of a minute=0.64⋅60 seconds
≈38 seconds
Alternatively, we know that there are 300 seconds in 5 minutes, which means 338.46 seconds is approximately 5 minutes and 38 seconds.