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Ben can type 153 words in 3 minutes.at this rate,how many words can he type in 10 minutes?show your work.

User Daphne
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He can type 510 words in ten minutes.


User Jdeep
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3 minutes - 153 words
10 minutes - x words


3x=153 \cdot 10 \\ 3x=1530 \\ x=510

He can type 510 words in 10 minutes.
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