Question

henry can write 5 1/4 pages of his novel in 3 hours at this rate how many pages can henry write in 8 hours

Answer 1

For this multiply 8x5 and 8x1/4. You get 40 and then 8/4 which is 4 two times. 40+2=42 pages

Answer 2

Henry can write 14 pages in 8 hours. 1/4 is equivalent to 0.25 which is added to 5 so it becomes 5.25 (5 + 0.25). Knowing that Henry can write 5.25 pages in 3 hours, you have to divide 5.25 by 3 (5.25/3 = 1.75). 1.75 is Henry's page per hour. 1.75 multiplied to 8 (1.75 * 8 = 14). The answer is 14.