Multiple choice softskills creativity

If two typists can type two pages in five minutes, how many typists will it take to type twenty pages in ten minutes?

  1. 5

  2. 10

  3. 20

  4. Don't Know..
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Two typists type 2 pages in 5 minutes, meaning 1 typist types 1 page in 5 minutes. To type 20 pages in 10 minutes, we calculate: 20 pages / 10 minutes = 2 pages per minute. Since one typist does 1/5 page per minute, we need 2 / (1/5) = 10 typists.

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