Question

Lee can type 1 1/3 pages every 15 minutes. How many hours does it take him to type 10 2/3 pages? Complete the rate table to solve the proportion.

Answer 1

It takes 2 hours

Explanation:

Lee can type 10 2/3 pages in 2 hours.

Answer 2

First, we know that:

1 1/3 = 4/3

10 2/3 = 32/3

15 minutes = 0.25 hours

Let's imagine that x (hours) is the time it takes Lee to type 32/3 pages.

From the information, we can tell that:

Lee can type:

4/3 pages in 0.25 hours

32/4 pages in x hours

So x should be:

x = (32/4 . 0.25)/4/3 = 2 (hours)

So it takes Lee 2 hours ro type 10 2/3 pages