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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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480 to 600 seconds and 40 slides
The least amount of time will be 480/40=12 seconds per slide

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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8min+=8%2A60s=480s
10min=600s
40 slides, each in t minutes
480s%3C=40t%3C=600s..simplify
12s%3C=t%3C=15s

the least amount of time each slide will appear is 12s