To find how many words Mrs. Garcia will type in 49 minutes, we can first calculate the average words typed per minute:
(280 words - 70 words) / (4 minutes - 1 minute) = 70 words/minute
Now, we can use this average typing speed to calculate the total number of words she will type in 49 minutes:
70 words/minute x 49 minutes = 3430 words
Therefore, if Mrs. Garcia maintains a constant speed consistent with the results above, she will type 3430 words in 49 minutes.
One of the greatest assets of a secretary is often his/her ability on the keyboard of a computer. Mrs. Garcia has been recognized as the Most Outstanding Typist at a prestigious firm because of her outstanding typing speed. The table below displays data collected from her most recent evaluation.
minutes 1 2 3 4
words 70 140 210 280
If Mrs. Garcia maintains a constant speed consistent with the results above, how many words will she type in 49 minutes
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