SOLUTION: 1. If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes? A. 5/p B. p

SOLUTION: 1. If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes? A. 5/p B. p - 5 C. p + 5 D. p/5 E. 1- p + 5

Question 576501: 1. If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes?
A. 5/p
B. p - 5
C. p + 5
D. p/5
E. 1- p + 5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 page = p minutes

1/p pages = 1 minute

1 minute = 1/p pages

5*1 minute = 5*(1/p) pages

5 minutes = 5/p pages

So the answer is choice A
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