Q. Charles can type 675 words in 9 minutes.How many words can Charles type in 13 minutes?words
Determine typing rate: Determine the rate at which Charles types.To find out how many words Charles can type per minute, we divide the total number of words he can type by the number of minutes it takes him to type them.Rate = Total minutesTotal words typedRate = 9 minutes675 words
Calculate rate: Calculate the typing rate.Now we perform the division to find out Charles's typing rate per minute.Rate = 9675Rate = 75 words per minute
Calculate words in 13 minutes: Calculate the number of words Charles can type in 13 minutes.To find out how many words Charles can type in 13 minutes, we multiply his typing rate by the number of minutes.Total words in 13 minutes = Rate ×13 minutesTotal words in 13 minutes = 75 words/minute ×13 minutes
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the final answer.Total words in 13 minutes = 75×13Total words in 13 minutes = 975
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