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Stephen is tracking how many words per minute (wpm) he reads for reading class. He is now at

112 wpm, and each week he hopes to increase
his speed by 8 words per minute.

Equation: w = 112 + 8t

t = time (weeks)

w = wpm

How many weeks will it take Stephen to reach
171 wpm?

Stephen is tracking how many words per minute (wpm) he reads for reading class. He-example-1
User Kirakun
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Answer:

8 of dem weaks ! ! !! !!!!!!! !! !! !! ! ! ! !

Explanation:

User Yogesh
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Answer: 8 weeks

Explanation:

Given : Stephen is tracking how many words per minute (wpm) he reads for reading class.

Equation:
w = 112 + 8t, where t = time (weeks) and w = wpm .

Then, the equation to find number of weeks (w), it will take Stephen to reach

171 wpm is given by :-


171=112+8t\\\\\Rightarrow\ 8t=171-112\\\\\Rightarrow\ 8t=59\\\\\Rightarrow\ t=(59)/(8)=7.375\approx8

Hence it will take about 8 weeks Stephen to reach 171 wpm.

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