Wow a lot of plants but make a Mendelson Square [looks like a tic- tac -toe board (# this super large) with p and w at the top and p and w down the side. I would some how get those numbers checked out cuz generally there are only 4 squares:)
The old photocopier can make x manuals in an hour. The new photocopier can make 4x. Combined, they made 5x manuals in an hour.
In one hour they can make 1/28 of the manuals.
1/(28*5)=1/140 is the rate.
The new photocopier can make all the manuals in 4/140 or 35 hours.
The old one can make them in 140 hours.
6x - 2 = x + 13
Subtract x
5x - 2 = 13
Add 2
5x = 15, x = 3
Solution: the number is 3
The answer is e because I look it up
