Core stretch
Printer A takes \(p\) seconds to print each page and Printer B takes \(q\) seconds to print each page. In a first test, each printer prints \(80\) pages from a standing start, and Printer A finishes \(1.6\) seconds before Printer B.
In a second test, Printer B begins with \(10\) pages already printed and finishes its remaining \(70\) pages \(1.4\) seconds before Printer A finishes all \(80\) pages.
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