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1. Mr. Maxwell can write 8 1/5 paragraphs of his novel in an hour. Mr. Maxwell wrote 32 4/5 paragraphs today.

(a) Write an equation, without solving, for how many hours Mr. Maxwell wrote.
(b) Solve your equation to determine the number of hours Mr. Maxwell spent writing. Show your work.
Answer:

Please give a answer for part A and B

User Akjoshi
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(a) Assume H is the number of hours Mr. Maxwell wrote. The equation represents this :
H = (32 4/5) / (8 1/5)

(b) You will find the number of hours by solving the above equation.

H = (164 /5) / (41/5) = 4 hours
User Michael Stoll
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I think it is

A. Total Amount Written/Amount Written In An Hour = How many hours he wrote

B. 32.8/8.2 = 4
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