Question

Kaitlyn is interviewing applicants for an open job position in her department. During the interview process, applicants are required to type as much of a given handwritten document as possible in five minutes.

The results for the three applicants are shown below.

applicant 1- 2 2/3 in 5 minutes
applicant 2- 3 1/4 in 5 minutes
applicant 3- 2 5/6 in 5 minutes

Calculate each applicant's unit rate in pages typed per hour.

Answer 1

{ 2 2/3 pages in 5 min } is equivalent to { 32 pages per hour}
You simply multiply by 12, cause 5*12 = 60 min = 1 hour.

Answer 2

ok