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Thomas has to type 1200 words. He has already typed 300 words. he can type 60 words per minute. Determine the number of minutes it will take him to finish typing.

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15 minutes; First, you do 1,200-300, since he has already typed 300. (1200-300=900) Then you divide 900 by the number of words he has typed (60), and you get 15.
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