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In 1 minute, Alex can type 44 words. While working on a project, Alex types from 10:00 AM until 1 AM, He takes a break from 1 0:25 AM to 10:40 AM. At the same rate, how many words did he type?

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Answer:

39600 words

Explanation:

Given data

In 1 minute, Alex can type 44 words

from 10:00 AM until 1 AM= 15 hours

15 hours to minutes= 15*60= 900 minutes

Hence in In 1 minute, Alex can type 44 words

in 900 minutes he will type x words

cross multiply

x= 900*44

x= 39600 words

Hence he will type 39600 words

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