Five strokes equal one word. There was also a penalty for making mistakes. The only reference I could find is below (-10 words for each mistake). Dan Calculating Net Words Per Minute. Count the total number of strokes (each space and each character within the line is a stroke), subtract 50 strokes for each error, and divide the remainder by five to determine the number of gross words. Divide the gross words by the time allowed for the test. The formula is
________________________________ From: Day Sutton [mailto:day.sut...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 5:07 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>Now: Typewriters It's the number of characters typed per minute divided by five.. On 9/10/07, Sandee George <oha...@juno.com> wrote: Hi There Wayne, I think if you reduce your figures for typing speed by one 0 you will be more in keeping with how it really works, I type at 80 words per minute, however I have never figured out how they come to the conclusion, I think it is the actual amount of keys depressed per minute, because every word does not have the same amount of letters !!!! Take good care Regards Sandee
