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Reema types 540 words during half an hour. How many words would she type in 6 minutes ?

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Solution

Suppose she types x words in 6 minutes. Then, the given information can be represented in the following tabular form :
Number of words540xTime (in minutes)306
Since in more time more words can be typed, it is case of direct variation.
Ratio of number of words = Ratio of number of minutes
54030=x6x=6×54030x=108
Hence, she types 108 words in 6 minutes.

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