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so far, Monica has read 5/6 of a book.she has read the same number of pages each day for 5 days. What fraction of the book does Monica read each day?thank you

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Final answer:

Monica reads 1/6 of the book each day.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out what fraction of the book Monica reads each day, we need to divide the total number of pages she has read by the number of days she has been reading.

Monica has read 5/6 of the book so far, and she has read for 5 days.

To find out what fraction of the book she reads each day, we need to divide 5/6 by 5.

This can be simplified to (5/6) divided by (5/1).

When we divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

So, it becomes (5/6) * (1/5). Multiplying the numerators and the denominators, we get 5/30, which simplifies to 1/6. Therefore,

Monica reads 1/6 of the book each day.

User Russell Gallop
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She reads one sixth each day because if she already read 5/6, divide that by five to get 1/6
User Nick Groeneveld
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