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Mayerlin read 28 1/2 pages in 2/3 of an hour. At what rate, in pages per hour, did she read?

User Omid Ebrahimi
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Answer: 42.75 in page per hours

Explanation:


28(1)/(2) \ =\ (2)/(3) \\\\x \ = \ 1

Hence,


\displaystyle\\x=(28(1)/(2)*1 )/((2)/(3) ) \\\\x=((28*2+1)/(2) )/((2)/(3) ) \\\\x=(3*(56+1))/(2*2) \\\\x=(3*57)/(4) \\x=(171)/(4)\\\\x= 42.75

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