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Maya reads 1/8 of a newspaper in 1/20 of a minute. How many minutes does she need to read an entire paper?

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8/20 of a minute or 2/5 of a minute
User Debapriya Biswas
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Answer:


(2)/(5)\text{ minutes}

Explanation:

Given,

Maya reads 1/8 of a newspaper in 1/20 of a minute.

So, the ratio of the part of paper and time =
(1/8)/(1/20)


=(20)/(8)

Now, let x be the time taken in minutes to read the entire paper ( i.e. 1 part of the paper )

So, the ratio of part of paper and time =
(1)/(x)


\implies (20)/(8)=(1)/(x)

By cross multiplication,

20x = 8

Dividing both sides by 20,


x=(8)/(20)=(2)/(5)

Hence, the time taken to read the entire page would be
(2)/(5) minutes.

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