A reporter is paid by the word and per article. She earns $.1 per word. She earns $60 per article. She has to finish three stories in the next 4 hours. She averages 10 words a minute. How much can she expect to earn per hour if she writes the entire time? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
She has 240 minutes to write because 4 x 60 = 240. She will write 2,400 words because 240 x 10 = 2,400. She will earn $240 for the words because 2,400 x .1 = 240. She will earn $180 from the articles because 3 x 60 = 180. She will earn $420 in total because 240 + 180 = 420. She will average $105 an hour because 420 / 4 = 105. So, the answer is 105.