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Aime wants to know how fast she can type, so she times herself as she types a paper. The paper has 550 words in it, and Jaime types it in 11 minutes. How many words per minute did Jamie type?

A.
47 words per minute
B.
52 words per minute
C.
50 words per minute

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Answer:

C. 50 words per minute

Explanation:

If there are 550 words and 11 minutes you divide the number of words total by the number of minutes to find how how many words she typed each minute.

550 words/ 11 minutes = 50 words per minute

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