SOLUTION: If 2 secretaries type 2 pages in 2 minutes, how many secretaries will type 18 pages in 6 minutes?

Question 514413: If 2 secretaries type 2 pages in 2 minutes, how many secretaries will type 18 pages in 6 minutes?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2 secretaries type 2 pages in 2 minutes, how many secretaries will type 18 pages in 6 minutes?
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# of secretaries and # of pages are directly related
# of secretaries and time are indirectly related
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s = kp/t
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Solve for "k" using "2 secretaries type 2 pages in 2 minutes":
2 = k*2/2
k = 2
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Equation:
how many secretaries will type 18 pages in 6 minutes?
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s = 2p/t
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s = 2*18/6
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# of secretaries needed = 6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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