Answer:
To compare the speaking rate of Lincoln and King, we need to find out how many words per minute each of them spoke.
First, we'll find Lincoln's speaking rate:
He gave a 272-word speech that lasted 2 minutes and 17 seconds.
we can convert 2 minutes and 17 seconds to seconds by multiplying 2 minutes by 60 seconds/minute and adding 17 seconds, which gives us 137 seconds.
Now we can divide the number of words by the number of seconds to find the words per second:
272 words / 137 seconds = 2 words/second
To convert words per second to words per minute we need to multiply by 60 seconds/minute:
2 words/second * 60 seconds/minute = 120 words/minute
Now we'll find King's speaking rate:
He gave a 1,667-word speech that lasted 17 minutes and 1 second.
We can convert 17 minutes and 1 second to seconds by multiplying 17 minutes by 60 seconds/minute and adding 1 second, which gives us 1021 seconds.
Now we can divide the number of words by the number of seconds to find the words per second:
1,667 words / 1021 seconds = 1.633 words/second
To convert words per second to words per minute we need to multiply by 60 seconds/minute:
1.633 words/second * 60 seconds/minute = 98.00 words/minute
Now we can subtract King's speaking rate from Lincoln's speaking rate to find out how many more words per minute Lincoln said than King:
120 words/minute - 98.00 words/minute = 22 words/minute
So Lincoln spoke 22 words per minute more than King.