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A typist can type 76 words per minute. They started an essay and already have 100 words on the page. Create a linear equation, and use it to determine how many minutes would be needed to type a 2,000-word essay from where the typist is currently starting.(1 point)
It will take ? minutes to finish the 2,000-word essay.

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Let t = minutes. Words after t minutes: W(t) = 100 + 76t.
Set W(t) = 2000: 100 + 76t = 2000 → 76t = 1900 → t = 1900/76 = 25.

It will take 25 minutes.