An Office Contains Two Printers

question 115

Multiple Choice

An office contains two printers. Printer B takes 5 minutes longer than printer A to print the company s monthly financial report. With the two printers working, it takes 3.5 minutes to complete the report. How long (in minutes) would it take each printer individually to complete the report? Round your answer to two decimal places.

• A)Printer A: 4.12 minutes, Printer B: 10.12 minutes
• B)Printer A: 2.65 minutes, Printer B: 8.65 minutes
• C)Printer A: 5.3 minutes, Printer B: 10.3 minutes
• D)Printer A: 5.3 minutes, Printer B: 5.3 minutes
• E)Printer A: 6.3 minutes, Printer B: 10.12 minutes

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