Lin is reading a 47-page book. She read the first 20 pages in 35 minutes. Rounding to the nearest minute, how long will it take Lin to finish the entire book?

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Hamelraj · Answer 1 · 2022-05-24T17:09:45+0000

Answer: 82.25 minutes

Explanation:

First convert the minutes she took to hours. This would be:

= 35/60

She is reading at a speed of 20 pages per 35/60 hours.

To finish 47 pages therefore, she will take:

= (47 * 35/60) / 20

= 1.37083 hours

Converted to minutes that would be:

= 1.37083 * 60 mins

= 82.25 minutes