MCQ Practice

A manufacturer builds a machine which will address 500 envelopes in 8 minutes. He wishes to build another machine so that when both are operating together they will address 500 envelopes in 2 minutes. The equation used to find how many minutes x it would require the second machine to address 500 envelopes alone, is = ?

Subject: MathematicsTopic: Time And Work
A

8 - x = 2

B

frac18 + frac1x = frac12

C

frac5008 + frac500x = 500

D

fracx2 + fracx8 = 1

Correct Answer: B