Question

Stella can type 120 words in 2 minutes. How many words can she type in 5 minutes?

Answer 1

2:120

divide 2 by both sides because you want to see how much words she types in 1 minute so you can multiply that with 5

2 divided by 2 is 1 and 120 divided by 2 is 60

1:60; each minute she typed 60 words

multiply 60 with 5 and that becomes 300

the answer is 300

Answer 2

300 words

Explanation:

To solve a problem like this one, we can use the simple ratio method to find the number of words Stella can type in 5 minutes, here in this case.

We know that, Stella can type 120 words in 2 minutes, so we can assume the number of words she can type in 5 minutes to be x and write it as:

`(2min)/(5min) =(120 words)/(x)`

`x = (120*5)/(2)`

`x = 300`

Therefore, Stella can write 300 words in 5 minutes.