Use the tables to answer the question.
Typing
Number of Minutes Total Number of Words
0 0
1 30
2 60
3 90
4 120
Transcription Software
Number of Minutes Total Number of Words
0 0
1 150
2 300
3 450
4 600
A doctor can type 30 words per minute as a patient is describing his symptoms. Transcription software can type 150 words per minute. If the patient talks for 2 minutes, what is the difference in the number of words the doctor can type compared to the transcription software?
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The doctor can type 60 words (30 words per minute x 2 minutes) in a 2-minute conversation with the patient. The transcription software can type 300 words in the same 2 minutes (150 words per minute x 2 minutes).
The difference in the number of words the doctor can type compared to the transcription software is 240 words (300 words - 60 words).