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Speaking Time worksheet

Grade 6 · CCSS 6.RP.A.3.b

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

1.
Problem 1.
- What do you want to find?: Words for a time slot
- Speaking rate: 140 wpm
- Time available: 5 min
Find: Words that fit
Answer
2.
Problem 2.
- What do you want to find?: My speaking rate
- Word count: 600 words
- Time taken: minutes: 4 min
- Time taken: seconds: 0 s
Find: Speaking rate
Answer
3.
Problem 3.
- What do you want to find?: Words for a time slot
- Speaking rate: 128 wpm
- Time available: 6 min
Find: Words that fit
Answer
4.
Problem 4.
- What do you want to find?: How long a script takes
- Word count: 825 words
- Speaking rate: 160 wpm
Find: Speaking time
Answer
5.
Problem 5.
- What do you want to find?: How long a script takes
- Word count: 650 words
- Speaking rate: 120 wpm
Find: Speaking time
Answer
6.
Problem 6.
- What do you want to find?: How long a script takes
- Word count: 550 words
- Speaking rate: 160 wpm
Find: Speaking time
Answer
7.
Problem 7.
- What do you want to find?: How long a script takes
- Word count: 1,000 words
- Speaking rate: 210 wpm
Find: Speaking time
Answer
8.
Problem 8.
- What do you want to find?: How long a script takes
- Word count: 850 words
- Speaking rate: 160 wpm
Find: Speaking time
Answer
9.
Problem 9.
- What do you want to find?: My speaking rate
- Word count: 650 words
- Time taken: minutes: 4 min
- Time taken: seconds: 0 s
Find: Speaking rate
Answer
10.
Problem 10.
- What do you want to find?: Words for a time slot
- Speaking rate: 140 wpm
- Time available: 4 min
Find: Words that fit
Answer

Answer key: Speaking Time worksheet

1. Words that fit: 700
1. Multiply your speaking rate by the minutes you have to see how many words fit
  $140 \times 5$ $= 700 words$
2. Round down to whole words so the script stays within the time
  $maximum words$ $= 700$
2. Speaking rate: 150 words per minute
1. Turn the time into minutes, since the rate is per minute
  $4 + \frac{0}{60}$ $= 4 min$
2. Divide the words spoken by the minutes taken to get your speaking rate
  $\frac{600}{4}$ $= 150 wpm$
3. Words that fit: 768
1. Multiply your speaking rate by the minutes you have to see how many words fit
  $128 \times 6$ $= 768 words$
2. Round down to whole words so the script stays within the time
  $maximum words$ $= 768$
4. Speaking time: 5.2 min
1. Divide the word count by your speaking rate to get the time in minutes
  $\frac{825}{160}$ $= 5.15625 min$
2. Convert to minutes and seconds (rounded to the nearest second)
  $5.15625 \times 60$ $= 309.38 s$ $= 5 min 9 s$
5. Speaking time: 5.4 min
1. Divide the word count by your speaking rate to get the time in minutes
  $\frac{650}{120}$ $= 5.416667 min$
2. Convert to minutes and seconds (rounded to the nearest second)
  $5.416667 \times 60$ $= 325 s$ $= 5 min 25 s$
6. Speaking time: 3.4 min
1. Divide the word count by your speaking rate to get the time in minutes
  $\frac{550}{160}$ $= 3.4375 min$
2. Convert to minutes and seconds (rounded to the nearest second)
  $3.4375 \times 60$ $= 206.25 s$ $= 3 min 26 s$
7. Speaking time: 4.8 min
1. Divide the word count by your speaking rate to get the time in minutes
  $\frac{1,000}{210}$ $= 4.761905 min$
2. Convert to minutes and seconds (rounded to the nearest second)
  $4.761905 \times 60$ $= 285.71 s$ $= 4 min 46 s$
8. Speaking time: 5.3 min
1. Divide the word count by your speaking rate to get the time in minutes
  $\frac{850}{160}$ $= 5.3125 min$
2. Convert to minutes and seconds (rounded to the nearest second)
  $5.3125 \times 60$ $= 318.75 s$ $= 5 min 19 s$
9. Speaking rate: 163 words per minute
1. Turn the time into minutes, since the rate is per minute
  $4 + \frac{0}{60}$ $= 4 min$
2. Divide the words spoken by the minutes taken to get your speaking rate
  $\frac{650}{4}$ $= 162.5 wpm$
10. Words that fit: 560
1. Multiply your speaking rate by the minutes you have to see how many words fit
  $140 \times 4$ $= 560 words$
2. Round down to whole words so the script stays within the time
  $maximum words$ $= 560$