Question

It takes a word processor 24 minutes to word process and spell check 10 pages find how long it takes her to word process and spell check 55 pages It takes the word processor ? Minutes

Answer 1

Given,

It takes a word processor 24 minutes to word process and spell check 10 pages.

Consider,

Time taken by the word processor to word process and spell check 55 pages is x.

According to the question,

`\begin{gathered} (10)/(24)=(55)/(x) \\ 10x=24*55 \\ 10x=1320 \\ x=(1320)/(10) \\ x=132\text{ minutes} \end{gathered}`

Time taken by the word processor to word process and spell check 55 pages is 132 minutes.