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Nilsa is working on a 60 minute math test. There are 20 questions on the test. If it takes her 20 minutes to complete 12 of the questions, what is the greatest amount of time on average she can spend on each of the 8 remaining questions?

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the remaining time for the 8 questions is 60 - 20 = 40 min


the average time for the 8 questions is:


40/8 = 5 min


the can spend average of 5 min on each of the remaining questions.