System having image forming apparatus for forming an image on sheet of recording medium, and image reading apparatus for reading image on sheet of recording medium conveyed from image forming apparatus

An image forming system comprising:

• an image forming apparatus provided with an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet;
• and
• an image reading apparatus, connected to said image forming apparatus, configured to read the image formed on the sheet by said image forming apparatus,
• wherein said image forming apparatus comprises a first roller pair configured to convey the sheet on which the image is formed by said image forming unit from said image forming apparatus to said image reading apparatus, said first roller pair conveying the sheet at a first speed, and
• wherein said image reading apparatus comprises:
• (a) an image reading unit configured to read the image formed on the sheet by said image forming unit;
• and
• (b) a second roller pair arranged downstream of said first roller pair with respect to a conveying direction of the sheet and configured to receive the sheet from said first roller pair and convey the sheet toward said image reading unit, said second roller pair conveying the sheet at a second speed lower than the first speed.