Question

Robert is writing a paper for language arts class. he can write 2/3 of a page in 1/2 of an hour. At what rate is Robert writing?

Answer 1

He is writing at 4/3 pages per hour or 1 1/3 pages/hr.

Answer 2

`1(1)/(3)` page/hour

Explanation:

Robert is writing a paper for language arts class.

He can write
`(2)/(3)` of a page in
`(1)/(2)` hour.

He can write in one hour =
`((2)/(3) )/((1)/(2))`

=
`(2)/(3)` ×
`(2)/(1)`

=
`(4)/(3)`

=
`1(1)/(3)` page/hour

Robert is writing
`1(1)/(3)` page per hour