Emily uses her college photocopier machine to photocopy at the rate of $0.08 per page. She decides to rent a photocopier machine for $90 a year. The cost of photocopying using the rented machine is $0.03 per page.

Part A: Write an inequality that can be used to calculate the number of pages that Emily should photocopy in a year so that the amount she pays for the rented machine is less than the college machine. Define the variable used.

Question

Emily uses her college photocopier machine to photocopy at the rate of $0.08 per page. She decides to rent a photocopier machine for $90 a year. The cost of photocopying using the rented machine is $0.03 per page.

Part A: Write an inequality that can be used to calculate the number of pages that Emily should photocopy in a year so that the amount she pays for the rented machine is less than the college machine. Define the variable used.

anonymous · Answer

Part B: How many pages should Emily print in a year to justify renting the photocopier? Show your work

anonymous · Answer

for Part A i got 
0.08x=0.03x+90
x= pages printed

to solve i subtract 0.03 from 0.08 and get 
0.05x=90 now divide 0.05 into 90
x=1800

anonymous · Answer

Part b would be 1800

anonymous · Answer

@ganeshie8 
is this correct?