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You are typing a paper. At 5:15 P.M you have typed 275 words. By 5:27 P.M you have typed 660 words. Find the average rate of change in words per minute.

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Change in minutes:

27-15= 12 minutes

Change in words:

660-275 = 385 words

Average change in words per min:

385 words / 12 minutes = 32.083 (3 repeating) words per minute

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