If peter can type 80 words in 2 minutes how many words can he type in 5 minutes if he continues to type at the same rate. show all work

200 words are peter can be type in 5 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

If peter can type 80 words in 2 minutes .

i.e

80 words = 2 minutes

Now words type in 1 minutes.

1 minutes = 40 words

Now calculate number of words are type in 5 minutes.

Words are type in 5 minutes = Number of minutes × Number of words are type in 1 minutes.

Number of minutes = 5 minutes

Number of words are type in 1 minutes = 40 words

Words are type in 5 minutes = 5 × 40

                                                = 200 words

Therefore  200 words are peter can be type in 5 minutes.

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

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we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b