if a 100 pages is printed in 5 minutes. How long does it take to print 50 pages?

- 100 pages are printed in 5 minutes.

To find:

- Time taken to print 50 pages.

Since the number of pages and time taken are directly proportional, we can set up a proportion to find the time taken to print 50 pages.

Proportion:

```

100 pages / 5 minutes = 50 pages / x minutes

```

Solving for x:

```

x minutes = (5 minutes * 50 pages) / 100 pages

x minutes = 2.5 minutes

```

Therefore, it takes 2.5 minutes to print 50 pages.