SOLUTION: If Austin stuffed 30 envelopes in 6 minutes and Dylan stuffed 40 envelopes in 8 minutes, who was faster?

Question 917132: If Austin stuffed 30 envelopes in 6 minutes and Dylan stuffed 40 envelopes in 8 minutes, who was faster?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20065) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

This is an envelope stuffing rate problem.

Austin stuffed 30 envelopes in 6 minutes

So Austin's envelope-stuffing rate is 

30 envelopes PER 6 minutes

PER means OVER

That's 30 envelopes OVER 6 minutes (OVER as in a fraction):



Divide top and bottom by 6



So that rate is 



Austin's rate is "five envelopes per minute".

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Dylan stuffed 40 envelopes in 8 minutes

So Dylan's envelope-stuffing rate is 

40 envelopes PER 8 minutes

PER means OVER

That's 40 envelopes OVER 8 minutes (OVER as in a fraction):



Divide top and bottom by 8



So that rate is 



Dylan's rate is "five envelopes per minute".

who was faster?

Neither was faster because both stuffed at the same rate of
 

Edwin

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