Question

Elijah can read 75 words per minute . What is his speed in words per second

Answer 1

Answer:

1.25 words/sec.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :Elijah can read 75 words per minute .

To Find : What is his speed in words per second

Solution:

Elijah can read 75 words per minute .

Speed of Elijah = 75 words / minute

1 minute = 60 second

Speed of Elijah in words per second  = $\frac{75}{60}$

                                                             = $1.25$

Hence Speed of Elijah in words per second is 1.25 words/sec.

Answer 2

We know that Elijah can read 75 words per minute. To find how many words he can write per second we do:
75/60= 1.25 (We divide by 60 because there is 60 seconds in a minute)
Elijah's word per second is 1.25 words/second