Question

It takes Linda 40 minutes to read 10 2/3 pages of a book. What is her average reading rate in pages per minute?

Answer 1

4/15 pages per minute

Explanation:

This unit rate is found as follows:

10 2/3 pages 32/3 pages

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

40 minutes 40/1 minutes

To divide 32/3 by 40/1, invert 40/1 and multiply instead:

32 1

------- * -------

3 40

Dividing both 32 and 40 by 8, to reduce the fractions, we get:

4 1

------- * ------- = 4/15 pages per minute

3 5

Answer 2

4/15 pages per minute

Explanation:

10 2/3=32/3

(32/3)/40

(32/3)(1/40)=32/120

simplify

4/15