Liam can type faster than any of his classmates. He took a test that showed he can type 700 words in 5 minutes. At this rate, how long does Liam need to type a 20 -page paper with 250 words on each page? Round your answer to the nearest whole minute.
Q. Liam can type faster than any of his classmates. He took a test that showed he can type 700 words in 5 minutes. At this rate, how long does Liam need to type a 20 -page paper with 250 words on each page? Round your answer to the nearest whole minute.
Calculate Total Number of Words: Calculate the total number of words in the 20-page paper.Reasoning: Multiply the number of pages by the number of words per page to get the total number of words.Calculation: 20 pages ×250 words/page =5,000 wordsMath error check:
Calculate Time per Word: Calculate the number of minutes Liam takes to type one word.Reasoning: Divide the time taken to type a certain number of words by that number of words to find the time per word.Calculation: 5 minutes ÷700 words = 0.00714 minutes/word (rounded to 5 decimal places)Math error check:
Calculate Total Time: Calculate the total time Liam needs to type the 20-page paper.Reasoning: Multiply the time it takes to type one word by the total number of words in the paper.Calculation: 0.00714 minutes/word ×5,000 words = 35.7 minutesMath error check:
Round Total Time: Round the total time to the nearest whole minute.Reasoning: Since we are asked to round the answer, we look at the decimal part of the time calculated. If it's 0.5 or higher, we round up. If it's lower than 0.5, we round down.Calculation: 35.7 minutes rounds up to 36 minutes because 0.7 is greater than 0.5.Math error check:
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