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How many minutes does it take John to type y words if he types at the rate of x words per minute?

(A) x/y
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(C) xy
(D) 60x/y
(E) y/(60x)

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How many minutes does it take John to type y words if he types at the rate of x words per minute?

(A) x/y
(B) y/x
(C) xy
(D) 60x/y
(E) y/(60x)

time*rate=job --> time*x=y --> time=y/x.

Answer: B.
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03 Sep 2012, 06:02

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John can type x words in 1 min.
So he can type 1 word in 1/x min
Hence he should type y words in y(1/x) mins
Answer : Choice B

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03 Sep 2012, 06:20

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If one isn't that good with variables, one can just plug in some numbers, where the answer is easy.

Like 60 words per minute and how long does it take to write 120 words. Easy to see that the solution is 120/60=2 minutes. Now going back to variables: y/x.

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03 Sep 2012, 07:55

x words ------------------- 1 min (1)
y words ------------------- y/x min (2)

one approach which I generally use to verify such kind of problem is that (2) should be same as (1) if everything is cross-multiplied.
Here in (2), right hand side denominator x is multiplied by left hand side y

y*x ------------------------ y (3)

then y is cancelled out from both sides, so what remains is (1)

x --------------------------- 1

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21 Sep 2012, 10:20

Ratextime=work ===> X x t = y ==> t = y/x

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$\frac{x}{min}(t)=y words$
$t=\frac{y}{x}min$

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x words take 1 Min
1 word will take $1 * \frac{1}{x} = \frac{1}{x}$ minutes

For y words, time required
= $y. \frac{1}{x} = \frac{y}{x}$

Answer = B

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rate of x word per minute = 1/x.

for y word .... y*(1/x)= y/x

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Bunuel wrote:

How many minutes does it take John to type y words if he types at the rate of x words per minute?

(A) x/y
(B) y/x
(C) xy
(D) 60x/y
(E) y/(60x)

This problem is testing us on our knowledge of variables in a "work" question. Ultimately, we are solving for time. Since rate x time = work, we know that time = work/rate.

We are given that John types at a rate of x words per minute; thus, his rate is:

x/1 = x

We are asked for the number of minutes it will take John to type y words. We can solve, using the formula for time.

time = work/rate

time = y/x

The answer is B.
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26 Apr 2020, 21:05

1 word can be typed in 1/x minutes
y words in y/x minutes

hence B is correct

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How many minutes does it take John to type y words if he types at the rate of x words per minute?

(A) x/y
(B) y/x
(C) xy
(D) 60x/y
(E) y/(60x)

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Time = output/rate
Time = y/x

Answer: B

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Work = Rate * Time

Thus he types x words in a minute and this is the rate of his work.

Work =y=time * x

=> Time = y/x

(option b)

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05 Jan 2022, 09:26

assume total words=100 = y
words/min = 10 = x
total min = 100/10 = y/x

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Bunuel wrote:

How many minutes does it take John to type y words if he types at the rate of x words per minute?

(A) x/y
(B) y/x
(C) xy
(D) 60x/y
(E) y/(60x)

If someone is not good with variables, person can opt for plugging in the number to find the solution

Lets John types 5 words per minute for 10 minutes, then total words typed by him = 50

Therefore we can substitute the value of 'x & y' in the answer option. where y=50 , x=5, and gives the solution 10 as per above calculation.

Only option B satisfies the condition. Hence 'B' is the answer.

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