SOLUTION: I'm having problem solving this unit conversion plz help.Ok, the problem is Christopher typed 48 words in 2 minutes, Sharon typed 80 words in 5 minutes, and Michelle typed 91 words

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Question 19269: I'm having problem solving this unit conversion plz help.Ok, the problem is Christopher typed 48 words in 2 minutes, Sharon typed 80 words in 5 minutes, and Michelle typed 91 words in 7 minutes. Who had the fastest wpm? (words/wpm)
Answer by music974(43) About Me  (Show Source):
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First you must use the unit measurement words/time. Then you would end up with 48/2, 80/5 and 91/7. Now you divide and get 24wpm for Chris, 16 wpm for Sharon and 13 wpm for Michelle. The fastest typer was Chris with 24 wpm.