Harriet is typing up her first assignment since joining a new college.
Harriet types a constant number of words per minute.
She takes 8 minutes to type 416 words.
How long does it take her to type an assignment of 1534 words?
Give your answer in minutes and seconds.
Answer:
First, we can find her typing speed in words per minute.
To find typing speed: speed = words/time
Speed = 416 words/8 mins = 52 words per minute
If we substitute in what we know…
52 = 1534/time
…And rearrange to find time
time = 1534/52 = 29.5mins, in minutes and seconds that is 29mins and 30 seconds.