Question

Paul can type 60 words per minute and Jennifer can type 80 words per minute. How does Paul's typing speed compare to Jennifer's?

Answer 1

Paul types a word every second while Jennifer types a word about every 1.33 seconds. Thereby Paul is .33 seconds faster than Jennifer... does that seem right?

Answer 2

Paul's typing speed is 75% of Jennifer's

Answer 3

Paul types a word every second while Jennifer types 4/3 words every second.

Let's say they type for 10 minutes:

Jennifer produces 33% more words than Paul (800 words vs 600 words). Paul types 25% fewer words than Jennifer.

Let's say they have to complete a 480 word passage.

Jennifer's time is 25% shorter than Paul's (6 min vs 8 min). Paul takes 33% longer than Jennifer.