Question

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1. Nick can type 54 words in 1.8 minutes.
a.) Write and solve a proportion to find the number of words that Nick can type in 3 minutes. Show your work.
b.) Nick has to type a 600-word essay. Find the time, in minutes, it will take him to type 600 words. Show your work.

Answer 1

(1.8minutes)(Xwords/min)=54words
x=54/1.8
x=30 (words/min)
(3)(30)=90words

600 words=(30words/min)(Yminutes)
Y=20 minutes