Final answer:
Samuel can type at a speed of 40 words per minute, so to calculate the time to type 2.6×10^5 words, convert his speed to words per hour (2,400 words/hour) and then divide the total number of words by this rate, resulting in approximately 108.33 hours.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the number of hours it would take Samuel to type 2.6×105 words, given that he can type at a speed of 40 words per minute, we will use the following information:
First, we convert Samuel's typing speed into words per hour by multiplying by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour):
40 words/minute × 60 minutes/hour = 2,400 words/hour.
Next, we divide the total number of words by the number of words he can type per hour to find the total hours needed:
2.6×105 words ÷ 2,400 words/hour = 108.33 hours.
Therefore, it would take Samuel approximately 108.33 hours to type 2.6×105 words.