Question

Marie is reading a 271-page book. She has already read 119 pages. She uses the equation 119+8h=271 to find out how long it will take her to finish the book if she reads at about 8 pages per hour.When she solves the equation, she gets h=19.What does this mean in the context of the situation?A. Marie has only 19 pages left to read in the book.B. It will take Marie 19 hours to finish the book.C. It will take Marie 19 minutes to finish the book.D. Marie can read 19 pages of the book in 8 hours.

Answer 1

First, let's solve the equation for h:

`\begin{gathered} 119+8h=271 \\ 8h=271-119 \\ 8h=152 \\ h=19 \end{gathered}`

Since the book has 271 pages and she already read 119, there are 152 pages to be read.

Then, if she reads 8 pages per hour, the equation shows that she needs 19 hours, reading 8 pages per hour, to finish the remaining 152 pages.

Therefore the correct option is B.