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Rachel types 16 words in 3 minutes. Rachel types at a constant rate. How many words does Rachel type per minute?

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15+1/3 words every minute
User Hoshouns
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If she types 16 words every 3 minutes, in order to get the amount per minute you divided.

16 divided by 3 = 5.333

Since there is a continuing number, you round the answer down to 5.

Therefore, the final answer is 5.
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