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Hilary can read 560 words in 7 minutes how many words can hilary read in 1 minute

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80. If Hilary can Read 560 in 7 minutes and you want to find out One minute you can set up a proportion of 560/7 * X/1 and solve the proportion by multiplying 560 by 1 then dividing by 7.
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(560 \ words)/(7 \ min)=(560)/(7) \ (words)/(min) = 80 \ (words)/(min)

Hilary can read 80 words in 1 minute.
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