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.