Asked by D4VD

Meg is printing a term paper for class at the rate shown in the table below. If the term paper is 60 pages long, how many total minutes will it take to print out? Assume that the printer prints the pages at a constant rate.


Meg’s Term Paper Printing Progress
Time (minutes)
3
4
5
6
7
Pages Printed
7.5
10
12.5
15
17.5
20 minutes
24 minutes
150 minutes
180 minutes

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
From the table 7.5 pages are printed in 3 minutes, so the rate is 7.5/3 = 2.5 pages per minute. At that rate, time = 60 ÷ 2.5 = 24 minutes.

Answer: 24 minutes.