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jill writes 16 words at 12 seconds At this rate how many seconds will it take for Jill to write 88 words

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It will take Jill 66 seconds to write 88 words
User Arthur
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Answer:

66 seconds or 1 minute and 6 seconds.

Explanation:

Set up a proportion:

16/12=88/x

12*88=16*x

1056=16x

x=66

User Jeff Wilcox
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