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Charlie reads quickly. He reads 1 3/7 pages every 2/3 minutes. Charlie reads at a constant rate. How many pages does he read per minute?
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Charlie reads quickly. He reads 1 3/7 pages every 2/3 minutes. Charlie reads at a constant rate.

How many pages does he read per minute?

User Thom Seddon
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True, he reads at a constant rate because he reads 10/7 pages every 2/3 minutes...
2/3 of a minute is 40 seconds... let's use that
(10/7) / 40 = x / 60
600/7 = 40x
divide both sides by 40
15/7 = x
2 1/7 pages per minute

Hope this helps :)
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