How much time (in minutes) will it take to enter the text of a novel of 150 pages into a computer using a scanner and ABBYFineReader, if scanning 1 page takes 2 seconds, and recognizing the pages in the scanner takes 3 seconds?

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Step-by-step solution:

1. Step 1: Calculate the total time for scanning. Scanning 1 page takes 2 seconds. For 150 pages, the total scanning time is:
   150 pages * 2 seconds/page = 300 seconds.
2. Step 2: Calculate the total time for recognition. Recognizing 1 page takes 3 seconds. For 150 pages, the total recognition time is:
   150 pages * 3 seconds/page = 450 seconds.
3. Step 3: Calculate the total time for both scanning and recognition. Total time in seconds = Total scanning time + Total recognition time
   300 seconds + 450 seconds = 750 seconds.
4. Step 4: Convert the total time from seconds to minutes. There are 60 seconds in a minute.
   Total time in minutes = Total time in seconds / 60 seconds/minute
   750 seconds / 60 seconds/minute = 12.5 minutes.

Answer: 12.5 minutes