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A photocopy machine is initially loaded with 5,000 sheets of paper. The machine starts a large job and copies at a constant rate. After 20 minutes, it has used 30 straight percent sign of the paper. Which of the following equations models the number of sheets of paper, p , remaining in the machine m  minutes after the machine started printing?

  1. p equals 5 comma 000 minus 20 m
  2. p equals 5 comma 000 minus 75 m
  3. p equals 5 comma 000 left parenthesis 0.3 right parenthesis to the power of m over 20 end exponent
  4. p equals 5 comma 000 left parenthesis 0.7 right parenthesis to the power of m over 20 end exponent

hintHint:

We use logical thinking to solve this problem.

The correct answer is: p equals 5 comma 000 left parenthesis 0.7 right parenthesis to the power of m over 20 end exponent


    Step 1 of 2:
    A photocopy machine is initially loaded with 5000 sheets of paper. It copies at a constant rate. After 20 minutes, it has used 30% (= 30/100 = 0.3) of the paper.
    Since the machine copies at a constant rate, from the above given data we can determine the rate as left parenthesis 0.3 right parenthesis to the power of 1 over 20 end exponent
    Step 2 of 2:
    For m minutes, the machine will copy 5000 left parenthesis 0.3 right parenthesis to the power of m over 20 end exponent
    Now, it is asked to find the number of sheets remaining in the machine. So, in that case, after m/20 minutes it should be left with                                                                        (100 -30)% = 70% = 70/100 =0.7 of papers.
    Hence, the remaining number of sheets, p, be 5000(0.7)m/20.
    Final Answer:
    The right choice is— D) p equals 5000 left parenthesis 0.7 right parenthesis to the power of m over 20 end exponent

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