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Sakura speaks 150 words per minute on average in Hungarian, and 190 words per minute on average in Polish. She once gave cooking instructions in Hungarian, followed by cleaning instructions in Polish. Sakura spent 555 minutes in total giving both instructions, and spoke 270 more words in Polish than in Hungarian. How long did Sakura speak in Hungarian, and how long did she speak in Polish?

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User Jassent
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Sakura speaks hungarian for 2 mins and polish for 3 mins

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User Andimeier
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Answer:3 minute

Explanation:

Sakura speaks hungarian =150 words per minute

Sakura speaks polish =190 words per minute

and it is given she speaks 270 more words in polish than in hungarian

She speaks for a total of 5 minutes

let she speaks hungarian for t mins

therefore
150* t+270=190\left ( 5-t\right )

t=2 mins

therefore sakura speaks hungarian for 2 mins and polish for 3 mins

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