Joseph typed a 1,200-word essay in 25 minutes with an average of 240 words on a page. At this rate,how many 240-word pages can he type in 1 hour?

Answer

To solve the problem step by step, we will follow these calculations:

### Step 1: Determine the words typed per minute
Joseph typed a 1,200-word essay in 25 minutes. To find out how many words he types in one minute, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Words per minute} = \frac{\text{Total words}}{\text{Total time in minutes}} = \frac{1200 \text{ words}}{25 \text{ minutes}} = 48 \text{ words per minute} \]

### Step 2: Calculate the time taken to type one page
We know that each page contains 240 words. To find out how long it takes Joseph to type one page, we can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Time per page} = \frac{\text{Words per page}}{\text{Words per minute}} = \frac{240 \text{ words}}{48 \text{ words per minute}} = 5 \text{ minutes} \]

### Step 3: Determine how many pages can be typed in one hour
Now, we need to find out how many pages Joseph can type in one hour (60 minutes). We can calculate this by dividing the total time available by the time taken to type one page:

\[ \text{Number of pages in one hour} = \frac{\text{Total time in minutes}}{\text{Time per page}} = \frac{60 \text{ minutes}}{5 \text{ minutes per page}} = 12 \text{ pages} \]

### Conclusion
At this rate, Joseph can type **12 pages** of 240 words each in one hour.

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