PSLE
Mr Lim used two printers with different printing rates for a printing job. He started Printer R at 14 36 and started Printer S one minute later. He stopped both machines at 14 41. The graphs show the total number of pages printed by each printer from the start of printing.

1. How many pages had been printed by Printer R at the time Mr Lim started Printer S?
2. What was the difference in the number of pages printed by the two machines from 14 36 to 14 41?
3. Which printer, R or S, has a slower printing rate? What is the difference in the number of pages printed by the machines in one minute? Give your answer in this format. (Eg A, 1)

(a)
At 14 37, number of pages that Printer R printed = 16

(b)
Number of pages printed by Printer R from 14 36 to 14 41
= 80

Number of pages printed by Printer S from 14 36 to 14 41
= 220

Difference in the number of pages printed by the two machines from 14 36 to 14 41
= 220 - 80
= 140

(c)
Printing rate of Printer R
= 80 ÷ 5
= 16 (Slower)

Printing rate of Printer S
= 220 ÷ 4
= 55 (Faster)

Difference in the number of pages printed by the machines in one minute
= 55 - 16
= 39

Answer(s): (a) 16; (b) 140; (c) R, 39