Maria has already written of her 1,000 word essay. If she continues writing at the same pace of 6 words per minute, which expression shows the amount of time it will take her to write the rest of the essay?

The first thing we must do in this case is to define variables:

t = time to write the words

v = write speed.

w = number of words.

The correct expression is:

t = w / v

By substituting we have:

t = 1000/6

t = 166.6666667

Rounding:

t = 167 minutes

Answer:

The correct expression is:

t = w / v

The time is:

t = 167 minutes