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I read 1/3 of a book in an hour.
How much more of the book will I read in 2 1/5 hours

User Myk Willis
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Answer:

see below

Explanation:

Here is another way

1/3 book / hr * 2 1/5 hr =

1/3 * 11/5 = 11/15 read in 2 1/5 hr

1/3is the same as 5 /15

11/15 - 5 /15 = 6/15 = 2/5 more read in 2 1/5 hr that 1/3 hr

User Marcusnjones
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Answer:

Explanation:

To find the number of pages of the book in the given hour:

To find the number of pages in 2 1/5 hours, multiply the number of pages read in 1 hour by 2 1/5 hours.


\sf \text{ Number of pages read in 2 $(1)/(5)$ hours = $(1)/(3)*2(1)/(5)$ }


\sf = (1)/(3)*(11)/(5)\\\\=(11)/(15)


\sf \text{Number of pages read more in 2 $(1)/(5)$ hours = $(11)/(15)-(1)/(3)$}


\sf =(11)/(15)-(1*5)/(3*5)\\\\=(11)/(15)-(5)/(15)\\\\=(6)/(15)

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