Wednesday, April 18, 2007

"MATH QUESTION OF THE DAY"

A web press prints 5 pages every 2 seconds. At this rate, how many pages will the press print in 7
minutes?
(A) 350 (B) 540 (C) 700 (D) 950 (E) 1050

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

E

Anonymous said...

as simple as that e

Unknown said...

e

Admin said...

CORRECT ANS IS
Since there are 60 seconds in a minute and the press prints 5 pages every 2 seconds, the press prints
5⋅ 30 = 150 pages in one minute. Hence, in 7 minutes, the press will print 7⋅150 = 1050 pages. The
answer is (E).