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There are 100 sheets of paper in the printer, and the number of sheets of paper, p, left after ,t, minutes of printing is given by the function p(t) = -8t + 100.

How many minutes would it take the printer to use all 100 sheets of paper?

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p(t)=number of sheet of paper after t minutes.
p(t) will have to be equal to 0, wnen the printer use  all 100 sheets of paper;
Therefore;
if p(t)=0
Then:


-8t+100=0

We solve this equation.
-8t+100=0
8t=100
t=100/8
t=12.5

Answer: the printer prints 100 sheets of paper in 12.5 minutes.

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