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gistfile1.rb
def reading_time(content)
wordcount = content.to_s.scan(/(\w|-)+/).length.to_f # count words
reading_time_in_s = (wordcount / 275)*60 # avg american reading time is around 250 words per minute
reading_time = Time.at(reading_time_in_s).gmtime.strftime("%-M minutes, %-S seconds") #convert to pretty string
end
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