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eli takes a typing test and types all 300 words in 1/10 hour.he takes the test a second time and types the words in 1/12 hour was he faster or slower on the second attempt?explain

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He typed faster the second time because if you multiple 60 minutes by 1/10 and 1/12 of and hour separately, you get a smaller answer with 1/12 than by 1/10, and thereby a smaller answer.


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