Question

Aileen can read 1.5 pages for every page her friend can read. Aileen's mom was very excited and she said to

Aileen: "So, if your friend reads 20 pages, you can read 25 in the same time period!" Is Aileen's mom correct?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's pretend we didn't hear "25 pages." Write and solve an equation of ratios, as follows:

1.5 pages x

------------------ = ----------------

1 page 20 pages

Cross-multiplying, we get

x = 30 pages

No, Aileen's mom is wrong; Aileen could read 30 pages in the time it takes her friend to read 20 pages.