Given:
Henry can type 3500 words in 70 minutes.
Colin can type 1500 in 30 minutes.
Brian can type 2200 words in 40 minutes.
To find:
The person who types at the fastest rate of words per minute.
Solution:
We know that,
[tex]\text{Rate of words per minute}=\dfrac{\text{Number of words}}{\text{Number of minutes}}[/tex]
Using this formula, we get
[tex]\text{Henry's rate of words per minute}=\dfrac{3500}{70}=50[/tex]
[tex]\text{Colin's rate of words per minute}=\dfrac{1500}{30}=50[/tex]
[tex]\text{Brian's rate of words per minute}=\dfrac{2200}{40}=55[/tex]
Since 55>50, therefore Brian's types at the fastest rate of words per minute.
