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Mrs. Valdez can type 438 words in 6 minutes. How many minutes does it take to type 512 words

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Answer:

7
(1)/(73)

Explanation:

Set up a proportion


(words)/(minutes) =
(words)/(minutes)


(438)/(6) =
(512)/(m) Cross multiply

438m = 6(512)

438 m = 3072 Divide both sides by 438

m = 7
(1)/(73)

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