Question

Tim loves reading fiction, and he can read 100 pages in 2 hours. How many pages he can read in 48 mins.

Answer 1

100x2= 200
..............x48=9,600

Answer 2

First, convert 2 hours into minutes. You know that there are 60 minutes in 1 hour. Thus, 2 hours = 120 minutes.

Set a ratio to solve for x, the number of pages Tim can read in 2 hours (120 minutes). The numerator represents the number of pages read, and the denominator represents the amount of time elapsed.

`(x)/(48)=(100)/(120)`

Use the cross-multiplying method, where you multiply x by 120 and 48 by 100.

`120x = 4800`

To isolate x, divide both sides of the equation by 120.

The answer is x = 40.

Therefore, Tim can read 40 pages in 48 minutes.

Hope this helps! :)