Question

Ellen types 205 words in five minutes. Which student has the same typing speed as Ellen?

Student
Words
Minutes
Alissa
20
Bradley
328
Charles
492
Demetrius
1205
A Alissa
B Bradley
C Charles
D Demetrius

Answer 1

B. Bradley

Explanation:

We know that Ellen can type 205 words in 5 minutes. To start comparing to the other students, we need to find out how many words she can type per minute. We can divide 205 by 5 to get our answer.

`x=(205)/(5)`

`x=41`

Ellen can type 41 words per minute. To find our answer we must find how many words per minute the other students can type. Lets start with the first and go down from there:

Alissa:

`x=(220)/(20)`

`x=11`

It can't be Alissa.

Bradley:

`x=(328)/(8)`

`x=41`

Your answer is B. Bradley