SOLUTION: Bill wants to make a tape recording 8 to 10 minutes long. It will play while 40 slides are projected. Each slide will be projected the same amount of time. What is the least amount

Question 1161925: Bill wants to make a tape recording 8 to 10 minutes long. It will play while 40 slides are projected. Each slide will be projected the same amount of time. What is the least amount of time each slide will appear? Hint: Change minutes to seconds.
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathLover1:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
480 to 600 seconds and 40 slides
The least amount of time will be 480/40=12 seconds per slide
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

slides, each in minutes
..simplify

the least amount of time each slide will appear is
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