A printer prints 5 pages less in the second minute what it prints in the first minute. Given that it prints 77 pages in two minutes, how many pages does it print in the first minute?

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Solution

The correct option is A 41
Let the number of pages printed in the first minute = x

Number of pages printed in the second minute =x- 5

Total number of pages printed in the first two minutes =x + x - 5

2x - 5 = 77

x = 41.

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A printer prints 5 pages less in the second minute what it prints in the first minute. Given that it prints 77 pages in two minutes, how many pages does it print in the first minute?

The correct option is A 41 Let the number of pages printed in the first minute = x Number of pages printed in the second minute =x- 5 Total number of pages printed in the first two minutes =x + x - 5 2x - 5 = 77 x = 41.

The correct option is A 41
Let the number of pages printed in the first minute = x

Number of pages printed in the second minute =x- 5

Total number of pages printed in the first two minutes =x + x - 5

2x - 5 = 77

x = 41.