a company rented a copy machine for $225 per month for 3 months.the company also paid $0.012 for each copy made.if the total cost of using the copy machine during the 3 month period was $1,107, how many copies did the company make?

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anonymous · Answer

36,000 copies

texaschic101 · Answer

3(225) + .012x = 1107 (x is the number of copies)
675 + .012x = 1107 (subtract 675 from each side)
.012x = 1107 - 675 (combine like terms)
.012x = 432 (divide both sides by .012)
x = 432/.012
x = 36,000 copies

JoRily is correct...it is 36,000 copies :)