Question

Lolo typed 1125 words in 15 minutes. Let w represent the number of words typed each minute. If Lolo the same number of words each minute how many words she typed in 1 minute ?

Answer 1

Lolo typed 75 words in 1 minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find out how many words Lolo typed in 1 minute, we need to divide the total number of words (1125) by the total number of minutes (15). This will give us the average number of words typed per minute. So, 1125 ÷ 15 = 75. Therefore, Lolo typed 75 words in 1 minute.

Answer 2

She typed 15 words in 1 minute

Step-by-step explanation:

Let w represent the number of word typed each minute, we can just use proportion to solve this;

1125 words = 15 minutes

x = 1 minute

cross multiply

1125 = 15x

To get the value of x, divide both-side of the equation by 15x

`(1125)/(15)` =
`(15x)/(15)`

(At the left-hand side of the equation 1125 will be divided by 15 while at the right-hand side of the equation 15 on the numerator will cancel-out the 15 on the denominator leaving us with x)

`(1125)/(15)` = x

75 = x

x = 75 words

Therefore, she typed 75 words in 1 minute.