GWAM PRACTICE GROSS WORDS A MINUTE Kernodle Middle

COMPUTING GWAM (Gross Words A Minute) is the number of keystrokes you can make

Fred typed 300 strokes; how many words did he type? We need to find

Mary has keyed 400 strokes in 5 minutes, what is her GWAM? We need

You keyed 105 words in 3 -minute timing, what is your GWAM? We know

What is your GWAM if you typed 125 characters/spaces in one minute? We need

A student has keyed 30 strokes in a minute, what was his/her GWAM? We

You have keyed 600 words in 10 minutes, what is your GWAM? We know

You have keyed for 10 minutes; you have 600 strokes; what is your GWAM?

What is your GWAM if you type 225 characters/spaces in 2 minutes? We know

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GWAM PRACTICE (GROSS WORDS A MINUTE) Kernodle Middle School Keyboarding

COMPUTING GWAM (Gross Words A Minute) is the number of keystrokes you can make in one minute. • Five keystrokes (characters/spaces) = One word • A keystroke (character/space) is counted as a: • number, symbol, letter, punctuation, special character, or space. To compute GWAM take the total number of strokes and divide by 5. *If minutes are listed, then you will need to divide by your minutes as well.

Fred typed 300 strokes; how many words did he type? We need to find how many words Fred Typed – So we divide his strokes by 5 to discover how many words he typed in that minute. 300 strokes ÷ 5 60 Words

Mary has keyed 400 strokes in 5 minutes, what is her GWAM? We need to find how many words Mary Typed in 5 minutes– So we divide her strokes by 5 to discover how many words she typed in per 5 minutes. Then we divide the total number of words by 5 minutes. 400 strokes ÷ 5 = 80 words for 5 minutes 80 words ÷ 5 minutes = 16 GWAM

You keyed 105 words in 3 -minute timing, what is your GWAM? We know how many words you Typed in 3 minutes– 105 words So we divide your words by 3 minutes to discover how many words you typed in per minute. 105 words ÷ 3 minutes = 35 GWAM

What is your GWAM if you typed 125 characters/spaces in one minute? We need to know how many words you Typed in 1 minute, you have typed 125 characters/spaces (strokes). So we divide your (strokes) characters/spaces (125) by 5 to discover how many words you typed in that minute. 125 strokes ÷ 5 = 25 GWAM

A student has keyed 30 strokes in a minute, what was his/her GWAM? We know how many strokes the student typed in 1 minute, 30 (strokes) characters/spaces. So we divide your characters/spaces (30) by 5 to discover how many words you typed in that minute. 30 strokes ÷ 5 = 6 GWAM

You have keyed 600 words in 10 minutes, what is your GWAM? We know how many words (600) you typed in 10 minutes. So we divide your words (600) by 10 to discover how many words you typed in one minute. 600 words ÷ 10 minutes = 60 GWAM

You have keyed for 10 minutes; you have 600 strokes; what is your GWAM? We know how many strokes (600) you typed in 10 minutes. We need to first discover how many words that is. So we divide your strokes (600) by 5 to discover how many words you typed in 10 minutes. 600 strokes ÷ 5 = 120 Words Then we divide your words by 10 to figure out how many words you typed per minute. 120 words ÷ 10 minutes = 12 GWAM

What is your GWAM if you type 225 characters/spaces in 2 minutes? We know how many strokes (225) you typed in 2 minutes. We need to first discover how many words that is. So we divide your strokes (225) by 5 to discover how many words you typed in 2 minutes. 225 strokes ÷ 5 = 45 Words Then we divide your words by 2 to figure out how many words you typed per minute. 45 words ÷ 2 minutes = 22. 5 GWAM