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#1 2007-07-11 01:47:27

ppinkins
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Registered: 2007-07-11
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Formula, please!

The estimated completion time for a particular 100 item test is 3 1/3 hours.  Ten applicants actually took the test and completed it in 3 hours.  What is the difference between the actual and estimated rate of completion per item?

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#2 2007-07-11 02:23:50

mathsyperson
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Re: Formula, please!

The difference between estimated and actual times for 100 items is 1/3 of an hour (or 20 minutes).

To find the difference for 1 item, divide that by 100. 20÷100 = 1/5 of a minute, which is 12 seconds.


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