A jiffy is considered 1/100 of a second in science. Ella can type 50 words/min. On average, how many jiffies does she take to type each word

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A jiffy is considered 1/100 of a second in science. Ella can type 50 words/min. On average, how many jiffies does she take to type each word?

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If a jiffy is 1/100 of a second, then there are 100 jiffies in each second and 6000 jiffies in a minute.

50 words / minute = 50 words / 6000 jiffies = 1 word / 120 jiffies

This means that it takes 120 jiffies to type one word.

geno3141 Oct 29, 2014

geno3141 · Answer 1 · 2014-10-29T02:52:44

If a jiffy is 1/100 of a second, then there are 100 jiffies in each second and 6000 jiffies in a minute.

50 words / minute = 50 words / 6000 jiffies = 1 word / 120 jiffies

This means that it takes 120 jiffies to type one word.

Guest · Answer 2 · 2014-10-29T03:08:45

Am I the only one who thought of peanut butter?

Melody · Answer 3 · 2014-10-29T07:18:04

Yes probably - you must be hungry.

CPhill · Answer 4 · 2014-10-29T07:50:37

Ella can actually type faster than a jiffy.......but only if she's in a jam and kneads more bread.

Melody · Answer 5 · 2014-10-29T07:54:29

Yes, Very funny Chris.