He could type 32 words per minute and type 1/32 manuscripts per minute. If the length of the manuscript was fixed, the number of manuscripts that could be entered per minute was fixed. Therefore, the time needed to type a 739-word manuscript could be calculated by calculating the length of the manuscript and the number of manuscripts that could be typed per minute: 739 words/number of manuscripts that can be entered per minute = total time Total time = length of the manuscript/number of manuscripts that can be entered per minute Total time = 739 words/(1/32) manuscript Total time = 22255667 minutes Therefore, it would take about 22255667 minutes to type in a 739-word manuscript.