Working together, printer A and printer B would finish the task in 40 minutes. Printer A alone would finish the task in 60 minutes. How many pages does the task contain if printer B prints 4 pages a minute more than printer A ?
Choose the most appropriate option
A) 250 B) 375 C) 450 D) 480 E) 500

Rationale: 40 * a + 40 * b = x pages in 40 mins printer a will print = 40 / 60 * x pages = 2 / 3 * x pages thus in 40 mins printer printer b will print x - 2 / 3 * x = 1 / 3 * x pages also it is given that printer b prints 4 more pages per min that printer a . in 40 mins printer b will print 160 more pages than printer a thus 2 / 3 * x - 1 / 3 * x = 160 = > x = 480 pages answer : d
Answer: D