Question

One of the qualifications for a job is a
typing speed of at least 65 words per
minute. If Jordan knows that she will
be able to type 350 words in five
minutes, what is the maximum
number of errors she can make?
Select one:
A.) 4
B.) 0
C.) 3
D.) 2

Answer 1

so what you do is you divide 350 by five to see how may words per minute she types then you subtract 65 from the answer you get to show how many she can make.

Answer 2

but then ur answer is 5 and non of the selections are 5 @theluckyistduck

Answer 3

Hm idk but it makes sense to see how many words per minute she types and the subtract 65 from her words per minute

Answer 4

ik and i thought of the samething as u but non of the answers r 5 so i think we r both wrong and r missing something.

Answer 5

hmm @Ashley1998 are you sure none of the answers are 5?

Answer 6

they are 4. 0. 3. and 2.

Answer 7

This is an odd question...

in five mins she needs to type 5x65 = 325 words.

She can type 350 words in 5 minutes, so she can make mistakes on 25 words total, or 5 mistakes per minute...

Answer 8

yea that's my reasoning to this question too..

Answer 9

could it be 350 / 5 = 70 - 66?

Answer 10

maybe it is a trick question and the answer is 0 cause the job wants her to make no mistakes :P

Answer 11

y 66 Ashley?

Answer 12

70-66=4

Answer 13

lol yes but where did u get 66?

Answer 14

Idk but adding 66 in doesn't make sense.

Answer 15

A Word = 5 characters, including spaces.
Time is measured in Elapsed Seconds [ES ].
The formula: Adjusted WPM = { Words − Errors } x [60/ES]

Answer 16

cause if it is to get one of those answers then u could of done either of these solutions
70-66
70-67
70-68
70-69
70-70

Answer 17

oh wow, there is a formula for this too?!?! lol they make those for everything xD

Answer 18

I know, but the do come in handy

Answer 19

i think he made that one up >.>

Answer 20

lol

Answer 21

I still say the maximum amout of errors she can make is 5. I would suggest you ask your teacher about it.

Answer 22

well as nice as the formula is, i dont know how to use it :/

Answer 23

*amount ya I tried to use it and it didn't make sense.

Answer 24

@theluckyistduck accept ur wrong ! :P

Answer 25

infinity sign guy, help a lil more

Answer 26

I know but is the only way that solved out makes sense!!!!!

Answer 27

i sorry guys i didnt see but here is this For exercises 4-5 use this equation to estimate typing speed S= W/5 – 2e, where S is the accurate typing speed, W is the number of words typed in 5 minutes, and E is the number of errors.

Answer 28

Ah, there you go Ashley :P

Answer 29

:D

Answer 30

lol im sorry

Answer 31

i feel less stupid now! :D

Answer 32

ok gl with the question!

Answer 33

S= W/5 – 2e

so you need to solve this for e.
W = 350, i think S has to be 60.

Answer 34

no e=70, cause 350words = 5mins
70words = 1 min

Answer 35

speed is distance PER unit time

Answer 36

and the answer was 0 :P so i was right all along :D

Answer 37

haha good for you!!!

Answer 38

see so this is a trick question :P i saw straight through lol and thx @theluckyistduck !

Answer 39

lol thank you guys for helping me :D

Answer 40

yes yes you did. Sorry it took so long

Answer 41

well we didnt quite help >.>

Answer 42

@HawkCrimson isn't e= errors not words per minute?

Answer 43

i was talking about S

Answer 44

lol its cool, i take all the time i need cuz i suck at math! lol

Answer 45

S= W/5 – 2e
70 = 350/5 - 2e
70 = 70 - 2e
-2e = 0
e = 0

Answer 46

S= W/5 – 2e

W = 350, i think S has to be 60.

60 = 350/5 - 2e

Answer 47

S is the required accurate typing speed.

Answer 48

dude, ur answer is 5 so ur wrong

Answer 49

so then where did the 60 come from? Isn't it 65?

Answer 50

Oh, yes, 65.

Answer 51

65 = 350/5 - 2e

Answer 52

no, 70 -_-

Answer 53

65 is the accurate required typing speed.

Answer 54

350 words = 5mins
70 words = 1 min
therefore, 70words per min, which is her typing speed

Answer 55

e is not zero...

Answer 56

again, S is the required accurate typing speed.

Answer 57

well it is either 0 or 2.5 so I would take the answer that is listed in the possible answers over the one that is not.

Answer 58

S= W/5 – 2e
65 = 350/5 - 2e
65 = 70 - 2e
-5 = -2e
e = 5/2

Answer 59

use this equation to estimate typing speed S= W/5 – 2e, where S is the accurate typing speed, W is the number of words typed in 5 minutes, and E is the number of errors.

Hence S = 65 and e = 2.5, which means max errors is really 2.

Answer 60

does any of the answer look like 5/2 to u????? then im right :P

Answer 61

You are not right... all you did was put in the same value for S as W/350.

Answer 62

dude ur wrong, accept it

Answer 63

it is ok man everyone gets it wrong from time to time :P

Answer 64

S is not W/350, S is required accurate typing speed. W is words typed per minute. Please read:

use this equation to estimate typing speed S= W/5 – 2e, where S is the accurate typing speed, W is the number of words typed in 5 minutes, and E is the number of errors.

Answer 65

infinity guy will settle it :D

Answer 66

S is the accurate typing speed, W is the number of words typed in 5 minutes, and E is the number of errors.

in other words, S must be 65. W is .... 350!

Answer 67

e = 2.5, and thus she can make max 2 errors, since 3 will push her over that required limit.

Answer 68

S is the number of ACCURATE, not aquired

Answer 69

and her accurate typing speed is 70 words per min

Answer 70

No, her typing speed is 70 words per minute. That isn't necessarily her accurate typing speed.

Answer 71

i garantee that it is more accurate than 65

Answer 72

There must be an allowable number of errors on condition the typist can exceed the specified typing speed. The typist in the question can exceed the specified typing speed therefore the allowable number of errors cannot be zero in this case.
Using the formula given with the original question I get maximum errors = 2.5 which must be rounded down to 2 errors.

Answer 73

65 is the general accepted speed and 70 is her accurate speed

Answer 74

...the question is asking how many errors she can make. If she makes zero errors... what's the point of the question?

Answer 75

thank you @kropot72

Answer 76

@agent0smith You're welcome :)

Answer 77

no ur making a false assumption

Answer 78

@HawkCrimson if she could accurately type 70 words per minute with zero errors, we wouldn't be discussing the max number of errors she can make. It *never* states she can *accurately* type 70 words per minute, only that she CAN type 70 a minute.

Answer 79

this is not a real life senario, in RL yes but for the sake of this question ur making an assumption that cannt nessassarily be true

Answer 80

...what?

Answer 81

and her max is 0 :P

Answer 82

Her max would be zero if she could only type 65 words per minute...

Answer 83

and they never said that she couldnt accuratly type 70 so u cannt assume other wise

Answer 84

doesn't that seem logical? If she can type 65 words a minute, she can't afford a single error, right?

Answer 85

If she can type more than 65 a minute... she can afford mistakes.

Answer 86

She may be able to type 70 a minute accurately... thats not the question. it's what is the max number of errors she CAN make? Not will make.

Answer 87

u people r just making assumptions but it doesnt nessassarily need to be true

Answer 88

oh ok i get it now :P

Answer 89

If she can type over 65 words a minute, she can make mistakes, right?

Answer 90

u see this is how i learn fro giving my teachers hell :D

Answer 91

haha :)

Answer 92

so the minimum mistakes she can make is 0, correct?

Answer 93

we agree on that much?

Answer 94

Well yeah, she can't make negative mistakes :P

Answer 95

:D

Answer 96

minimum has to be zero :P

Answer 97

lol as long as something is equal to 0 im happy :P