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If Josephine reads b books per week and each book has, on average, 100,000 words, which best approximates the number of words Josephine reads per day?

A. 100,000b
B. 100,000b / 7
C. 700,000b / b
D. 7b / 100,000
E. 100,000b / (7*24)

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Wed May 20, 2020 10:46 am
Source: Manhattan Prep

If Josephine reads b books per week and each book has, on average, 100,000 words, which best approximates the number of words Josephine reads per day?

A. 100,000b
B. 100,000b / 7
C. 700,000b / b
D. 7b / 100,000
E. 100,000b / (7*24)

The OA is B
Since Josephine reads b books per week and each book has approximately 100,000 words, Josephine reads approximately 100,000b words per week. Since there are 7 days in a week, she reads on average 100,000b/7 words per day.

Answer: B

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