A typist can type 76 words per minute. They started an essay and already have 100 words on the page. Create a linear equation, and use it to determine how many minutes would be needed to type a 2,000-word essay from where the typist is currently starting.(1 point)
It will take
minutes to finish the 2,000-word essay.
Let y be the number of minutes it will take to finish the 2,000-word essay.
The typist types at a rate of 76 words per minute, so he can type y * 76 words.
Since he already has 100 words on the page, the total number of words typed will be y * 76 + 100.
Since the essay is 2,000 words long, we can set up the equation:
y * 76 + 100 = 2000.
Subtracting 100 from both sides:
y * 76 = 2000 - 100,
y * 76 = 1900.
Dividing both sides by 76:
y = 1900 / 76,
y = <<1900/76=25>>25.
It will take 25 minutes to finish the 2,000-word essay. Answer: \boxed{25}.