word problem

Question

PeterPeter is typing an essay for his science class. The essay needs to be 6,500 words long. Peter can type 200 words per minute. If Peter has 500 words typed so? far, how many hours will it take for Peter to finish typing the? essay?

Answer 1

If PP has typed 500 of the required 6500 word essay, PP has 6000 words to go. At 200 words/min, the time required in minutes is:

 

6000/200 = 30 minutes.

 

In hours, it takes PP 0.5 hours to complete the essay.