Math Problem of the Week - Middle School - Aug. 22, 2021 to Aug. 28, 2021

Middle School: 

Question: A writer types 36 words per minute. Two hundred forty words fit on a page. If the writer types an hour straight, how many pages does he write?

Answer: 9 pages

Solution: Since the writer types 36 words per minute and there are 240 words on a page, that means he types 36/240 = 3/20 of a page per minute. So, in an hour, he types 3/20 x 60 = 9 pages per hour.