QuestionAmy types 72 words/min. How many words in 8 min? Time to type 1800 words? Use $W = R \times T$ .

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. Amy's typing speed is constant at72 words per minute. . There are no interruptions or breaks while Amy is typing.

STEP 2

(a) To find out how many words Amy can type in8 minutes, we multiply her typing speed by the number of minutes.
$Words\, typed = Typing\, speed \\times Time$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given values for the typing speed and time to calculate the number of words typed.
$Words\, typed =72\, words/minute \\times8\, minutes$

STEP 4

Calculate the number of words typed.
$Words\, typed =72\, words/minute \\times8\, minutes =576\, words$ Amy can type576 words in8 minutes.

STEP 5

(b) To find out the time required for Amy to type an article of1800 words, we divide the number of words by her typing speed.
$Time\, required = Number\, of\, words / Typing\, speed$

STEP 6

Now, plug in the given values for the number of words and the typing speed to calculate the time required.
$Time\, required =1800\, words /72\, words/minute$

STEP 7

Calculate the time required.
$Time\, required =1800\, words /72\, words/minute =25\, minutes$ Amy requires25 minutes to type an article of1800 words.

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