Question

Ingrid and Bobby work as secretaries. Over the last five hours, Ingrid typed a 2,500 word document, a 5,000 word document, and a 3,750 word document. Bobby took four hours to type a 1,500 word document and a 12,000 word document. Together, how many words did they type per minute?

A.
93.75 words per minute
B.
5,625 words per minute
C.
243.75 words per minute
D.
412.5 words per minute

Answer 1

A. 93.75 words per minute

Explanation:

Ingrid typed a total of 2500 +5000 +3750 = 11,250 words in 300 minutes, for an average speed of 11250/300 = 37.5 words per minute.

Bobby typed a total of 1500 +12000 = 13,500 words in 240 minutes, for an average speed of 13500/240 = 56.25 words per minute.

Their total output was ...

37.5 wpm + 56.25 wpm = 93.75 words per minute