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Monica reads a 7 1/2 pages of a mystery book in 9 minutes. What is her average reading rate in pages per minute?

User Dave Lucre
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Answer: 5/6 pages per minute

Step-by-step explanation:

1.) set up problem

7 1/2 ÷ 9

2.) make 7 1/2 an improper fraction by multiplying 7 by the denominator of 1/2 and adding it to the numerator

15/2 ÷ 9

3.) flip the division sign to a multiplication sign and set a 1 over 9

15/2 • 1/9

4.) multiply

15/28

5.) simplify

5/6

User Youbaraj Sharma
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Answer:

7.5 pages/9 mins

=(5/6) pages/minute

User Mohib Sheth
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