SOLUTION: Alma can type 16 words in 2 minutes. How many words can she type in 8 minutes?

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Question 922367: Alma can type 16 words in 2 minutes. How many words can she type in 8 minutes?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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if Alma can type 16 words in 2 minutes, then she type 16%2F2=8 words per minute
so, in 8 minutes Alma can type 8%2A8=64 words