A cell phone can receive 120 messages per minute. at this rate, how many messages can the phone receive in 150 seconds?

Question

A.48
B.75
C.300
D.18,000

Answer 1

To determine how many messages can be received in 150 seconds, we first convert the rate of messages per minute into a rate per second.

1. Calculate the number of messages received per second: $$\text{Messages per second}=\frac{120\text{ messages per minute}}{60\text{ seconds per minute}}=2\text{ messages per second}$$

2. Next, calculate the total messages received in 150 seconds: $$\text{Total messages}=2\text{ messages per second}\times 150\text{ seconds}=300\text{ messages}$$

Therefore, the total number of messages the phone can receive in 150 seconds is 300.

The correct answer is C. 300.