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Ms graves gave her class 12 minutes to read. Carrie read 5 1/2pages in that time. At what rate ,in pages per hour ,did Carrie read?

User Thule
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27.5 of pages of the book
60÷12=5
5.5×5=27.5
~JZ

User Ben Fossen
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12 mins
60 mins per hour
we are trying to find an equivilent fraction that has 60 in the bottom
so
(5 and 1/2)/12=x/60
multiply both sides by 60
330/12=x
divide
27 and 1/2=x

she read 27.5 pages per minute
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